Packers' Matthews Out for Multiple Weeks with Thumb Injury

Oct 10, 2013 6:36 AM

Green Bay Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews will sit out "multiple weeks"
due to a broken thumb, coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. ESPN.com had
reported on Monday that Matthews could miss at least a month with
the injury. Matthews hurt his thumb on the final play of the third quarter of
last Sunday's win over the Lions. He sacked Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford
for a 12-yard loss before going to the locker room. Matthews has 18 tackles
and three sacks in four games this season. The USC product had 43 tackles and
13 sacks in 12 games last year.