Clay Matthews to have surgery on broken nose

Clay Matthews suffered a broken nose after being hit by a ball in the face during a charity softball game on Saturday.

The Green Bay Packers linebacker was hit in the face during the annual Green & Gold Charity Softball Game.

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

NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported that Matthews suffered a broken nose and nothing else based on the tests. The Packers linebacker tweeted about the matter and said he would have surgery once the swelling subsides.

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

The 32-year-old had 7.5 sacks last season. He has been recovering from an offseason knee operation.