Matthew Golden ’s rise feels like a script the NFL couldn’t have written better. Draft night in Green Bay turned into a spectacle the second the Packers took the Texas wideout at No. 23 overall. Golden had just blazed a 4.29-second 40 at his pro day, making himself impossible to ignore. Now here he was, standing under the bright lights, hugging Roger Goodell, and leading a Green Bay chant in front of over 200,000 cheeseheads.

Training camp only confirmed what the Packers believed. This kid is different. He’s been torching defenders in one-on-ones, showing the same burst that turned heads in the Big 12, where he posted 58 receptions, 987 yards, and 9 TDs in 2024 at Texas. Golden’s not just filling a spot in the WR room. He’s auditioning to be Green Bay ’s WR1, the first since Davante

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