GREEN BAY PACKERS HEAD COACH MIKE McCARTHY - Ingles

Can you describe Charles Woodson's injury?

COACH McCARTHY: Charles Woodson's fine. This is a normal practice week for Charles. Thursday is the day he goes through the jog through. He practiced yesterday. He'll practice tomorrow, so he'll be ready to go Sunday.

Did you go outside today, Mike?

COACH McCARTHY: We did not go outside today. We went outside yesterday. We practiced with the doors open. We were able to get the temperature down to 29°, so it was quality work, very crisp practice there. I was very pleased with the work.

Can you talk about Clay Matthews? How he's stepped up and elevated his second year and his defense? Just that group backers working together?

COACH McCARTHY: Well, Clay Matthews in his second year. He just jumped out the gate starting in week one out there in Philadelphia. Just had a tremendous start. Was pushing through a leg injury, and actually missed a bunch of practice time there in the middle of the season. Of late, he's been able to get the practice reps that he needs and has really picked his game back up here down the stretch.

He's having a tremendous, tremendous season. He's an impact player for our defense. Really sets the tempo and the tone for our outside linebacker position. Kevin Greene does an excellent job coaching those outside backers.

And we've had so much change with the other guys from, Brad Jones, to Frank, and Erik Walden now has come in and played well with his opportunity as defensive player of the week there at the end of the year.

That's a primary position on our defense. We've had a lot of guys play it. The linebacker body type is something that we value here, and we're getting a lot of production out of it, so very pleased with their production.

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