Clay Matthews responds to AI-generated images posted by TMZ
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 5, 2026, 1:02 AM
Last updated Sep 5, 2026

Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews responded to a series of AI-generated photos of himself posted to social media by TMZ on September 4. The images, labeled by the outlet as a paid partnership, depicted Matthews with distorted facial features and digitally enhanced limbs while handling groceries. Matthews addressed the content on X by referring to the character as Gigaclay in response to a post from Bussin' With the Boys. The 40-year-old retired linebacker is currently preparing for his debut as a studio analyst for Netflix. He is scheduled to join a broadcast team featuring Elle Duncan, Michael Irvin, and Nick Foles for NFL coverage. Matthews' initial assignment as an analyst begins on September 10, when the Los Angeles Rams play the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
- •TMZ posted AI-generated images of Clay Matthews on September 4.
- •Matthews responded to the images on X by calling the figure Gigaclay.
- •The former Packers linebacker joins the Netflix NFL studio crew this season.
- •His first broadcast assignment is the Los Angeles Rams versus San Francisco 49ers game on September 10.
- 1:02 AMYahoo Sports — Clay Matthews reacts to TMZ's AI-generated photo depicting him
"Packers great Clay Matthews is reacting to the AI-generated photo TMZ posted to its social media accounts of him on Sept. 4.
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