After 18 combined seasons, Randall Cobb and Clay Matthews bid adieu to Green Bay
Late Monday evening came two transactions involving two fan-favorite players in Green Bay. Both WR Randall Cobb and LB Clay Matthews have found new NFL homes. Cobb, who spent eight years with the Packers; was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys on a 1-year, $5M deal. This makes sense with them losing Cole Beasley to the Buccaneers. They needed a reliable slot receiver and found that in Randall Cobb. While with Green Bay, Cobb tallied 5,541 receiving yards and 41 receiving touchdowns, both of which are good for 11th in team history for receivers. He also had an amazing 108 yard kick return in his first game as a rookie against the New Orleans Saints in 2011.
Furthermore, Clay Matthews also signed a 2-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams worth a max of $16.7M. Having played at USC and being from California, made it a pretty ideal landing spot for him. He played from 2009-’18 in Green Bay, tallied 83.5 career sacks (1st all-time in team history), forced 15 fumbles (2nd all-time in team history), and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 6 of his first 7 seasons (2009-’14). He also is a Super Bowl champion; having won Super Bowl 45 back in 2010. He had a pivotal play during the game that completely changed the momentum. His forced fumble of the Steelers’ Rashard Mendenhall.
Even though change can be depressing, it can also be good at the same time. Let’s face it, not everyone can stay forever with the same team. After all, the NFL is a business and money makes the league go ‘round.
Both Cobb and Matthews have been instrumental in the success of Green Bay overall as a franchise, but it just turned out that both of their tenures ran their course. It was indeed time to move on; no matter how hard it might have been. I wish them nothing but the best with their new teams. Thank you both for your immense contributions to the team and city of Green Bay. I along with plenty of others will for sure miss seeing #52 and #18 out at Lambeau Field this fall and beyond.
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