Longtime Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews is now officially a member of the Los Angeles Rams.

The former Packers pass rusher previously spent his entire NFL career in green and yellow, while Matthews has since joined the upstart Rams after 10 seasons in the NFC North. Formally announcing the news on Tuesday evening, Matthews was briefly an unrestricted free agent, free to sign with any team that would have him. While that team was ultimately the reigning NFC Champion Rams, his Packers' tenure has unfortunately come to an end for football fans in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest.

However, when things come to an end, new beginnings are able to form. For Matthews, this new beginning could very well lead to his second Super Bowl title after the veteran defender notably captured his first and only title — as it stands today — as a member of the Packers back in 2011.

Of course, the Packers failed to reach the postseason in what would become Matthews' final go-round in Green Bay in 2018. On the other hand, the Rams reached the Super Bowl before coming up short against the heralded New England Patriots.

3. Clay Matthews will set a new single-season career-high for total tackles

Although yet to play a single snap as a member of the Rams, Matthews might still have to sign his new deal with the Rams! Even so, it is never too early to make some bold predictions while Matthews' first year on the West Coast in Los Angeles will no doubt thrust the longtime Packers linebacker back into the thick of the NFC playoff picture.

As a result, Matthews will set a new single-season career-high mark for total tackles in 2019.

During his decade-long stint as a member of the once heralded Packers, the the 32-year-old defender notably set his current single-season career-high mark of 66 total tackles back in 2015. In fact, Matthews has only surpassed the 60 total tackle mark three times in his career, which came in 2010 with 60, 2014 with 61, and in 2015 with his 66 wrap-ups. It is also worth noting that Matthews has only recorded less than 41 total tackles in a single season once in his career, when he produced a disappointing 24 total tackles over the course of 12 regular season games back in 2016.

For reference, Matthews has produced 483 total tackles across 143 career regular season games as a NFL defender.

2. Clay Matthews will record double-digit sacks for the Rams

As it stands today, Matthews' single-season career-high for sacks is 13.5, a mark that he set in 2010 — his second season in the NFL. Although yet to surpass such an impressive mark, Matthews has recorded at least 10 sacks in a single season four times in all as a NFL defender. However, the majority of those instances came during his early years in Green Bay while Matthews has not produced a double-digit sack total since the 2014 campaign, a season that saw him register an even 11 sacks.

Nonetheless, Matthews will be free to rush the passer during his first year in Los Angeles due to the always dangerous Aaron Donald, who has the rare ability to sack the quarterback as an interior defensive lineman. Not only that, but the veteran defensive tackle in Donald almost always requires a double team, which will allow Matthews to come off the edge with minimal resistance.

For reference, Matthews has already compiled 84.5 sacks across 143 regular season games in the NFL. Despite averaging just under 8.5 sacks per season for the Packers, the first-round pick out of USC only recorded 3.5 sacks for Green Bay across all 16 regular season games last year.

1. Clay Matthews will appear in every single game that the Rams play in 2019

Despite remaining relatively healthy over the course of his 10-year NFL career, Matthews certainly isn't getting any younger these days. Entering his 11th NFL campaign, Matthews has appeared in at least 11 regular season games in each of his first 10 years atop the highest level of professional football — which is simply an impressive feat in itself. On four of those occasions, the 32-year-old pass rusher has appeared in all 16 regular season games.

With the Rams currently primed to make a deep run into the postseason, it can be predicted that Los Angeles will play at least 18 games come next season. Even in his 11th season and past the ripe age of 30, Matthews will still be able to appear in every game that the NFC West franchise plays next season.

Why? Because the Rams defense is deep enough to not overplay the veteran linebacker while Matthews' reps can be monitored throughout the course of the season. Not only that, but with a high-powered offense like that of the Rams, Los Angeles' defense won't have to see the field nearly as much as some other teams.