NFL sacks leader Clay Matthews, who missed the Green Bay Packers' previous game because of a left hamstring injury, will return for this weekend's meeting with the Minnesota Vikings, a team source told NFL.com senior writer Steve Wyche on Tuesday. The return of Matthews, who has 8.5 sacks in five games this season, is even more important given that backup linebacker Brady Poppinga sustained a knee injury during Sunday's overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins and will require arthroscopic surgery. In addition to Matthews, Green Bay's decimated defense could have several more reinforcements for the Vikings game. The Packers re-acquired safety Anthony Smith in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, and cornerback Al Harris (knee) and safety Atari Bigby (ankle) are eligible to come off the physically unable to perform list this week. Other injured defenders include defensive linemen Ryan Pickett and Mike Neal and linebacker Brandon Chillar. Source: NFL.com
I knew this crap was gonna happen, the one team I wanted him to destroy is the team he gets injured against and now he wants to come back against us...thanks Clay.
ya it doesnt really matter. too many packers on the ir this year. i dont see this weeks game as the packers chance to breakout..... its already six games in, 9 players hurt or on the ir.... just not the packers year.
Of course we ain't everything but playoffbound, but maybe we can avoid a losing season, having him and Harris back
