A nice career for a former walk-on

August 01, 2009 | USC Ripsit Blog

A nice career for a former walk-on

By Jordan Moore on August 3, 2009 8:33 AM | No Comments

The Green Bay Packers signed linebacker Clay Matthews on Thursday. But here's the incredible part -- the former walk-on inked a contract worth between $10 and $13.25 million.

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