What Does Clay Matthews Look Like Now? Fans Are Doing a Double Take After Viral Photos

Former NFL star Clay Matthews sparked viral debate after TMZ shared heavily edited photos showing him with a dramatically altered appearance during grocery runs and coffee outings.Internet users compared his AI-modified look to cartoon characters like Johnny Bravo and the Crimson Chin, with fans questioning whether the images were real or elaborate promotional content.Clay hasn’t been professionally photographed since his 2019 NFL retirement, leaving followers to check his Instagram for authentic recent images of the retired Green Bay Packers athlete.Former NFL player Clay Matthews is making headlines again, but it’s not for what you’d think. The retired Green Bay Packers athlete apparently stepped out to grab some groceries, and according to pics obtained by TMZ, he looks…completely different. Like, Handsome Squidward different.Oh, and please note the addition of “#ad” in the below caption.The outlet also shared another set of photos of Clay in the same outfit, except he was out on another “errand,” hailing a cab and grabbing coffee.Both posts were marked as paid partnerships, and the internet is convinced it might have been promo for the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, where he’s a frequent guest.The pics also seem to be modified by AI and prosthetic makeup. Some fans weren’t entirely convinced that his new look was even real, with one writing, “Gotta be movie makeup,” and another adding, “the man looks like he was carved out of marble by someone who was really going through it.”Some even likened his appearance to cartoon characters like Johnny Bravo, the Crimson Chin, and Quagmire from Family Guy, with one chiming in, “Man looks [like] thanos and Thor mixed together.”As for whether those pics are real? Given that Clay hasn’t been professionally photographed since his last NFL season back in 2019, it makes sense that this kind of thing would be a gag. (Seriously…I had trouble tracking down a more recent Getty photo.) But if you’re wondering what this man really looks like, you’d have to take a quick scroll through his Instagram.While there aren’t any clear pics of Clay in our good year 2026, he posted another sponsored post with Verizon back in December 2025 and an up-close selfie in 2022.Well…that’s that, I guess!