For the first time in his NFL career, Clay Matthews is playing for a team other than the Green Bay Packers.

The veteran linebacker signed with the Los Angeles Rams this offseason after spending the first 10 years of his career with the Packers, and Matthews shed some light about how difficult the adjustment period has been this week.

“It's definitely different, especially when you're in a rhythm of going to the same place, knowing all the people out there in Green Bay and just having a routine,” Matthews said, according to Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com. “That being said, it's almost nice to break that routine, and although there's some anxiety that's involved in that and some nerves … because of the change of pace, because it's something new, but it also breathes some new life and fresh air into you.”

Matthews added that things have gotten easier as time has passed.

“The first two weeks were, I mean, I hate to use the word difficult, but it was new,” Matthews said. “Which I haven't had to experience since my rookie year.”

The 33-year-old is a coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games and finished with 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.

Matthews, who played his collegiate football at the University of Southern California, was originally selected by Green Bay in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

He went on to make six Pro Bowl appearances during his time with the Packers, with his best season coming in 2010 when he racked up 59 tackles, 13.5 sacks, an interception, a couple of forced fumbles, and a defensive touchdown, also earning a First-Team All-Pro selection as a result.