Clay Matthews Says He Gives Aaron Rodgers Advice on Retiring: 'It's Not So Bad on the Other Side'

Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers.Photo: Bob Rosato /Sports Illustrated via GettyClay Matthewsis tackling his transition to retirement.After spending nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Los Angeles Rams, the formerNFLlinebacker opened up to PEOPLE about his decision to hang up his cleats for good.“It’s been three years since I’ve played a game,” Matthews, 36, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think it’s fair to say that my playing days are behind me.

Clayton Echard Has Susie Evans' 'Respect' Thanks to a 'Beautiful' Note That Gave Her Hope They Can Be Friends

Photo: Craig Sjodin via Getty The Bachelor’sClayton EchardandSusie Evansare speaking again. Evans told PEOPLE the exes, both 29, began communicating again after Echard sent her a “beautiful message.” For a while, the pair had committed to to maintain some distance. “We kind of agreed that it would be best for him to not be in communication [with me],” Evans explained Thursday evening at Stephen Lovegrove’s First Noelle Ball at Los Angeles’s Mayan Theatre.

Clayton Kershaw Remembers the 'Very Charitable' Vin Scully at Ping Pong 4 Purpose Event

Clayton Kershaw.Photo: Stefanie Keenan/GettyLess than a week afterthe passing of legendary Dodgers voice Vin Scully, pitcherClayton Kershawgathered celebrity friends and teammates for his annual fundraiser, which the 34-year-old athlete thinks was “kind of fitting” given the announcer’s history of philanthropy.Kershaw, who hosted his and wife Ellen’s eighth annualPing Pong 4 Purposeevent at Dodger Stadium on Monday, spoke to PEOPLE about continuing to carry on Scully’s charitable efforts for the Dodger organization.

Clea Shearer ‘Burst into Tears’ During Heath Complication Where She Had to Face Potentially ‘Losing My Breasts’

Clea Shearer in hospital photo shared on Instagram.Photo:Clea Shearer/Instagram Clea Shearer/Instagram Clea Shearershared a scary “complication” in her ongoing recovery from breast cancer — one that made her “burst into tears.” The Home Editfounder shared an update onInstagramon Tuesday, Feb. 18, explaining that on Valentine’s day, she “developed a massive pain in my right breast.” “By the morning, my entire right breast looked and felt sunburned and the pain was awful.

Clean-Up Crew Worker Adopts Puppy He Found Abandoned in Trash: 'Fell Instantly in Love'

A puppy discovered abandoned in trash in Missouri (left) and the dog now after his rescue (right).Photo:Missouri Dept. of Conservation Missouri Dept. of Conservation A Missouri puppy who was discovered abandoned in a pile of trash now has a new home. On Wednesday, the state’s Department of Conservation shared onFacebookthat a group scouting local clean-up locations in the St. Louis area the day before stumbled upon an abandoned puppy “dumped in a trash pile.