Clay Matthews Defends Olivia Munn: Packers Star Is Glad She Called Out Reporters for Blaming Her for Aaron Rodgers' Football Struggles

Star linebacker also opens up about his wedding over the summer to HGTV's Casey Noble

Olivia Munn has found herself a champion supporter among the critics.

Just days after the Zoolander 2 actress called out reporters and internet trolls who were blaming her for boyfriend Aaron Rodgers' struggles this season, one of Rodgers' star teammates fittingly came to Munn's defense. 

Linebacker Clay Matthews exclusively tells E! News that it is quite bothersome when the media speculate about whether or not athletes' private lives are affecting their play on the field. 

"When the media suggests there are problems at home or that problems are derived from someone's personal life or who they are dating, I think the media is out of line in that regard," the five-time Pro Bowl pick—and newlywed!—told E! News.

One of Munn's targets was ESPN's Rob Demovsky, who speculated that Rogers' personal life with her could be one of the reasons why the Packers were struggling in recent weeks after a 6-0 start. The former star of The Newsroom tweeted that the reporter was "playing it fast and loose with journalism."

"I thought she had a good follow-up tweet response to that reporter. It was good to see," Matthews said. "Your job as a reporter is to report on the team, so to make suggestions like that, even if there is no malice behind it, I believe is wrong."

Matthews, however, understands that scrutiny comes with the territory when you're in the public eye.

"It is part of the deal. Every journalist is trying to find their angle and trying to get clicks. It it what you sign yourself up for when you put yourself in the public eye," Matthews said. 

As for his personal life, the 29-year-old athlete married HGTV's Casey Noble over the summer at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara in front of 100 family members and friends after dating for a few years. 

"It's been fantastic," said Matthews—who also goes domestic in his new campaign for Procter & Gamble that helps advise folks on the best products to use to clean up their Thanksgiving messes—about married life. "She has been my rock and such a great supporter of me and a friend, and just to make it official was only right."