Clay Matthews was hesitant when the Packers first approached him about switching to inside linebacker midway through last season. More than five years in the NFL playing exclusively on the outside had produced great results for the four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro.Going away from what worked so well for Matthews and venturing into unknown terrain was a difficult proposition to initially accept.”I think anytime somebody asks you to make a position change, you’re going to be very reluctant about it,” Matthews said Thursday.That is no longer his thought process on it. Individual performance and team success over the final 10 games completely changed Matthews’ outlook.With 9.5 sacks after Green Bay’s bye, along with a much improved overall defense, Matthews is now all-in.”I think it just shows the versatility that I possess and can bring to this defense and help this defense by doing that,” Matthews said. “I think I can do it, I think I can excel at it, and I will.”

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