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Chris Matthews, remember him? Not the "Hardball" host,Aaron Rodgers Jersey the guy who authored one of the greatest Super Bowl stories ever this past February. Right, that guy. The Seattle Seahawks receiver had never caught an NFL pass before the Super Bowl, then caught four passes for 109 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots and sent Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth scrambling for their notes to figure out who the heck this guy was. The story circulated that he had been working at a Foot Locker during the season before the Seahawks signed him. No, no, he just applied at a Foot Locker, but had been working as a security guard after his contract with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers was up. Matthews went from that to becoming a star in the most-viewed television program in U.S. history, with a peak of more than 120 million viewers. That has to change a guy's life, even if the Seahawks ended up losing at the end. "Basically, http://www.packersshopnfl.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_ANDREW_QUARLESS_JERSEY.htmlnothing really changed for me," Matthews said. "I tend to stay pretty close to my family, stay at home with my friends. I didn’t go to many events or things like that, because those are things I’m not really into." Huh? "I mean, it changed a little bit," Matthews said, anticipating the follow-up skepticism and addressing it before it could be brought up. "People recognize me. Treat me a little different. But nothing major." It was something major, though his answer also makes sense in context. Matthews is at Seahawks camp, without anything guaranteed again, hoping to establish himself and make sure that the Super Bowl isn't our last memory of him. Matthews has been working mostly on the second team in camp, though he gets some snaps with the starters in certain situations. In other words, the Seahawks http://www.packersshopnfl.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_BJ_RAJI_JERSEY.htmldidn't immediately clear open a spot for him in the starting lineup just because he was incredible in one game, no matter how big that game was. Remember, if you look at his regular-season totals it still says: 3 games, 0 catches. Competition will be tough. The Seahawks traded up to draft receiver Tyler Lockett in the third round, and Lockett looked very sharp at practice on Thursday. Seattle traded for tight end Jimmy Graham in the offseason, taking away one of Matthews' possible roles: designated big red zone target. And Matthews is big; that stands out immediately. He is listed at 6-5, 218 pounds but looks bigger. He seems to stand a head taller than the rest of the receivers. That size advantage is what worked for him in the Super Bowl. If he has an edge, that's it. He's a physical specimen. "We go into this camp thinking that Chris is going to be a big guy and the big receiver in this offense," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said in May, before minicamps, according to Seahawks.com. "He is as good as it gets to fill that expectation. We’ll see how he does." Matthews has made some plays in practice this Archie Manning Jerseytraining camp, and again, that all goes back to his Super Bowl experience. He said that doing so well in that game helped his confidence "tremendously." "I always wanted to play in the NFL and show what I can do, and I got to play in the NFL, in the Super Bowl, and actually show I can do something," Matthews said. "It was a great experience. I loved every minute of it. I wish we could have won the game, but things happen. "Before the game I was confident in myself but I still had doubts, because of course it's the NFL, it's the Super Bowl — the biggest game. But I wasn't going to back away from any competition, that's not my nature. I was going to keep pushing forward." Matthews said he hasn't watched the game since but he has come across highlights here and there. It's almost impossible not to. But he hasn't searched it up online or anything. "No, no, no, no. I haven't http://www.saintsonlineofficialshop.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_AUSTIN_JOHNSON_JERSEY.htmllooked at none of that," Matthews said. "I haven’t even watched the TV copy of the game." Having a breakout in the Super Bowl was a great thing and surely is a pain in the behind some times. Matthews wants to establish himself as an NFL receiver for the long haul and not just be known for one game. He smiles a polite smile when asked if this was his 500th or so interview that centered around the Super Bowl ("Definitely, yes," he said with a chuckle). He's not a Super Bowl hero here in camp. He's a guy looking for a job and a role and to establish a career at age 25. "I've never thought of myself as a one-hit wonder," Matthews said. "I feel really confident in myself and feel I can keep going and get better."