They had little in common, the earnest Alabaman and the laid-back Southern Californian. But NFL Draft day in 1978 forever linked Ozzie Newsome and Clay Matthews. The Browns selected Matthews, the USC linebacker, with the 12th overall pick, then nabbed Newsome, the Alabama tight end, at No. 23.Then-general manager Peter Hadhazy pulled off arguably the best first-round draft in franchise history. Matthews went on to play 19 years, 16 with the Browns...
...Matthews is now the defensive coordinator at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif., where his son Casey was a junior linebacker in 2005.
Oaks Christian, with an enrollment of about 600, has gone undefeated the past two seasons, largely thanks to Jimmy Clausen, the top quarterback prospect in the nation and the younger brother of Tennessee's Casey and Rick Clausen. At running back is Marc Tyler, son of former Rams star Wendell Tyler...
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