The Green Bay Packers are truly the most unique team in all of professional sports. Not only do they play in the smallest city of any NFL team (or NBA, NHL, or MLB), but they also do not have an owner. Instead, the Packers are “owned” by the community and run by a board of directors that elect a CEO/President. Mark Murphy, the outgoing CEO, is soon to be succeeded by Ed Policy.
Murphy has made the last several weeks of his tenure with Green Bay absolutely memorable. His run as CEO and President had already seen the Packers transition from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, and then from Rodgers to Jordan Love. He also presided over the Super Bowl XLV winning team.
But in these last months, Murphy helped put together the NFL Draft in Green Bay, a huge undertaking for a city of just over 100,000 people. And, on the first night of that draft, he announced that his team was taking a wide receiver in the first round for the first time since 2002.
The Green Bay Packers Selected Matthew Golden in the First Round of the 2025 NFL Draft
In 2024, the Packers wide receivers dropped 33 passes, the third most in the NFL. Christian Watson, their most sure-handed pass catcher, tore his ACL in Week 18 and will miss part of the 2025 season as a result.
And so, Green Bay selected Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 Draft to help replace Watson in the short term and add reliability in the long run. While he had a drop percentage of 9.4% throughout his college career, he lowered it from 13.3% in 2023 to 6.5% in 2024.
Last season, his first and only with the Texas Longhorns, Golden recorded 58 receptions for 987 yards and nine touchdowns.
Even though he has yet to prove that his game will translate to the NFL, his new quarterback with the Packers sure thinks that it will.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love Has High Praise for Matthew Golden
On Friday night, Love hosted the annual charity softball game in which several of his Packers teammates participate. Despite not suiting up for Green Bay yet, Golden accepted the invitation to join the festivities.
After the game, Love showered his new wide receiver with as much praise as he could given the fact they have yet to play a game together:
First time Jordan Love has discussed Matthew Golden since the draft:
“Just the start we’ve had … he looks like a stud, looks like a very polished receiver.” pic.twitter.com/fwXrpavFfn
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) May 24, 2025
“He’s a great dude. I’m excited to see his potential on the football field. The start we’ve had, doing routes [and things] like that, he looks like a stud, looks like a very polished receiver. So I’m excited to see just how far we can take him.”
The Packers have not had a bonified number one pass catcher since Davante Adams left following the 2021 season. Golden has a long way to go until he can claim that title in Green Bay, but he certainly will get the opportunity to do so.
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