News broke earlier this week that Clay Matthews and the Packers have had initial discussions towards a contract extension for the 32-year-old linebacker. Whether those contract discussions evolve into an actual extension for the longtime Packers’ playmaker remain to be seen. Maybe the bigger question for a lot of Packer fans is whether or not Green Bay should be looking to bring back Matthews and just exactly how much value does he add at this point in his career?
There seem to be two differing camps on Matthews. The first believes that Matthews is nowhere near worth his $11,368,750 salary cap hit this season and that Green Bay would be better served releasing Matthews ($10,868,750 savings) and using that money elsewhere.