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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers faced questions about whether he wanted to sit out the final two games of the season this week and said he had no desire to sit out even though the team was out of the playoff race.So Rodgers was on the field against the Jets on Sunday and he threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Davante Adams in overtime to cap a comeback from 15 points down in the third quarter. After the 44-38 win Jace Sternberger Jersey Womens , Rodgers said he was glad he played because “you never know how many opportunities you鈥檙e going to get” and shared more of his thoughts about why it was important to play.“That it matters,” Rodgers said. “That even when the record isn鈥檛 great and you鈥檙e not going to the playoffs, it still matters. That I have a lot of pride. I love competing in anything. Like I said on the field after the game, I don鈥檛 want to look back in 20 years and wonder what if I鈥檇 played in that game? Could something special have happened? What it would look like to my teammates if they knew I kind of quit on them? So Jace Sternberger Green Bay Packer , I hope my teammates know that I鈥檓 never going to quit on them? I鈥檓 about to give everything that I鈥檝e got and they did the same.”Rodgers threw for 442 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 32 yards and two touchdowns over the course of the game. He also said that he has “another week in me” with the Lions on the schedule for the season finale. Clay Matthews left a strong impression on Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay the last time he saw him in person on a football field.While 2018 was a disappointing year for Matthews overall, his best game of the season arguably came against McVay and the Rams in October. Matthews notched a season-high seven tackles and recorded one of his 3.5 sacks on the season. Matthews may be set to enter his 11th season in the NFL, but the prospect of having Matthews a part of a Wade Phillips defense has McVay eager to get started.“We saw a lot of good stuff when we saw him last year and I鈥檝e always respected his game from afar when you鈥檝e coached against him,” McVay told reporters this week at the coaches’ breakfast at the league meetings. “So when you鈥檙e able to add two players like he and Eric Weddle – veteran players that are about the right stuff Jace Sternberger Jersey 2019 , being out in L.A. it鈥檚 a good deal to be able to get Clay back home.”Specifically, it’s Matthews’ versatility that McVay is most excited to see join his team.“He brings a veteran presence that has a lot of versatility to his skill set,” McVay said. “And when you look at it from an offensive standpoint when you think about the guys that can do a lot of different things that pose problems to a defense he does the same thing to offenses. He can rush the passer he can play in coverage. You can move him all over the place. So I think versatile players that are smart that have the ability to have production in a lot of ways they give you a lot of different things they can do defensively.”Matthews thought the fit with the Rams would be ideal for him as well. He’ll get a chance to pair with Dante Fowler, Michael Brockers and Aaron Donald on the Rams defensive line.