“I wouldn’t worry about me,” Matthews said after missing his fourth straight practice Friday with a sore knee. “I’ll be back shortly and hopefully get back to making some plays.”
Matthews termed the rest precautionary, and though he said it’s never ideal to miss practice, especially while learning a new position at inside linebacker, he’s not at all concerned about being ready for the season.
He pointed out that he has missed chunks of training camp in the past and been no worse off. Back in 2010, he didn’t play in any preseason games due to a hamstring injury and then responded with back-to-back three-sack games in the first two weeks of the regular season.