Clay Matthews, a mainstay on a Cleveland Browns defense that helped the team reach three AFC Championship Games in the 1980s, has been selected as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Mattews is one of 15 modern-era finalists for the hall’s Class of 2021 that was announced on Tuesday evening. This is the first time that Matthews has made it as a finalist.
Matthews was part of one of the best first rounds the Browns have had in the NFL Draft as he was the 12th overall selection in the 1978 draft, the same year they selected Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome.