Clay Matthews takes a softball to the face

Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was pitching during a team charity softball game this weekend, when he was hit in the face (IN THE FAAAAACE) with a batted ball. The hit knocked Matthews over and he left the field with his glove covering his face.

Packers LB Clay Matthews takes a liner off the face pitching in the charity softball game at Fox Cities Stadium. Immediately left the field. Hope he's ok @WBAY pic.twitter.com/29aTvXkIc5

— Dave Schroeder (@SchroederWBAY) June 2, 2018

Matthews then confirmed on Twitter that he will have surgery for a broken nose after the swelling goes down. Looks like the Packers can't stay healthy no matter what the sport.

Thank you for all the concern and well-wishes. I busted my nose pretty good and will have surgery once the swelling subsides. Thankful as it could have been much more serious □□□□□□

— Clay Matthews III (@ClayMatthews52) June 2, 2018

buzz-worthy:

• Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande have been dating for like a week but he already got fucking TATTOOS of her. A little much, I'd say. DO NOT GET TATTOOS OF YOUR SO'S NAME. Idgaf if you've been together for 80 years!!!!!! JUST DO NOT

Ariana Grande's boyfriend Pete Davidson has gotten tattooed her initials and her iconic 'Dangerous Woman' bunny ears. pic.twitter.com/i9cJSNbTs9

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 2, 2018

• ​Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has turned down endorsement deals before proving himself on the field, according to his agent. “We intentionally didn’t do endorsements that would run in the Kansas City area even though they were offered. We didn’t want him to be on billboards and everything when he wasn’t even playing.”
• Baltimore Ravens Michael Crabtree knows he has to be a leader in the wide receiver room because they're playing with guys straight off the streets. “I don’t have a choice. I’m going on 10 [years] in the game, and all these guys are three-, four-, first-year guys. That’s just my role. At the same time, I’m out there competing like I’m 21, so I’m going to have fun with it.”
• Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones sucks at kickball. 
  

Julio Jones finding out kickballing isn’t as easy as it looks? pic.twitter.com/3k4wHVD0U9

— Bill Voth (@PanthersBill) June 1, 2018

• What is with all these NFL players getting honorary doctorate degrees? Is that something that just happens? Can I get one? Houston Texans linebacker JJ Watt was first, and over the weekend, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was next. He received an honorary doctorate of humanities from the Medical College of Wisconsin for his work with childhood cancer. 
• Dez Bryant is reportedly willing to wait until training camp to sign with a team. After turning down an offer from the Ravens and expressing interest recently in signing with the San Francisco 49ers, it appears he'll wait to select a team with the best fit aka doesn't suck.
• Former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson won't be coming out of retirement anytime soon. Not because he doesn't want to, not because he won't find work, but because of all the injuries he sustained. “I don’t [think so], man, cause I get up from the bed sometimes in the morning, I’m just like, I shuffle across the ground cause I can’t bend my ankles."
• Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is being a try-hard again and has signed on as an investor of a group who wants to bring baseball to Portland. Because that's all we need more of. More baseball.
• The Buffalo Bills have filed a trademark for the stupid phrase, "Respect the Process." I'm translating this to mean - "we're obviously going to suck for a while longer, but maybe we'll be good soon keep throwing yourselves though tables."
• Oakland Raiders tackle Donald Penn called coach Jon Gruden after his team took Kolton Miller, his eventual replacement in the 2018 NFL Draft. “I’m not going to lie, as soon as I saw the draft pick, I called Gruden immediately. Like ‘man, what the f–k? He didn’t answer, but when I saw him the next Monday, he was joking with me saying, ‘You were ready to kick my ass, huh, Donald?! You were mad as a motherf–ker!’” OK.

What I'm reading today:

• High-profile forensic psychiatrist Steven Pitt killed outside valley office (AZ Central)
• 'Sore loser' eager to prove himself with Jets after Browns stint (NY Post)
• Triple jeopardy in college sexual assault case ends an NFL career (NY Times)

last word:

I know like two things about this 6ix9ine dude but he's every reason why I'm scared of ever having a kid

— Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq) June 3, 2018