Matthews gets 5-year deal

OLB Clay Matthews has agreed to a five-year deal that can be worth as much as $13.275 million, according to a report by ESPN.com. Matthews doesn't feel he's behind any after being sidelined the first three weeks of organized team activities because of a strained hamstring. Yet, when Matthews returned to the practice field June 16 for the final week of OTAs, the first-round draft pick still hadn't cracked the starting lineup. Matthews was running with the second unit at right outside linebacker in the Packers' new 3-4 scheme.

"They haven't told me," said Matthews, when asked whether he had any indication from the coaches when he would be working with the No. 1 defense. "I'm sure once they feel comfortable enough to put me in there with the 1s. Rightfully, the starters playing ahead of me know what they're doing and know it that much better than me. Hopefully, when we're on the same page, we can start splitting reps. But, at the same time, you really can't control coaching, but I need to control what I'm able to do, and that's studying the playbook and executing out there on the field."