GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The star pass rusher has a sore left shoulder. The team leader in sacks played with a thick left wrap resembling a large oven mitt protecting his injured left hand.
Clay Matthews and Nick Perry are nowhere close to 100 percent healthy. But the Green Bay Packers' outside linebackers head into the regular season-ending showdown in Detroit for the NFC North title with momentum after powering through their injuries against Minnesota last weekend.
"They're our bookends, they're our pass rushers. It's obviously a premiere position on defense for anybody and these guys have been battling injuries all year," coach Mike McCarthy said.