Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden made another standout play at Tuesday’s training camp practice, and there’s a highlight to prove it.
Golden, the team’s first-round pick, got behind the coverage of Keisean Nixon and Evan Williams and then hauled in a long pass from backup quarterback Malik Willis for the score during an 11-on-11 period.
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Mike Spofford of Packers.com called it “without a doubt the play of the day and one of the prettiest looking passes all training camp.”
Here’s the highlight touchdown from Tuesday:
While Golden has impressed with his overall quickness, smoothness in and out of routes and excellent hands, every now and then he’s delivered a big play down the field using his elite speed. At the combine, Golden finished the 40-yard dash in 4.29 seconds.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst recently noted the consistency of Golden’s playmaking ability during training camp, and what it might mean for his future.
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“He’s one of those rookies that has made one or two plays every day, and when you start to see that consistency of that, there’s a lot of history here that those guys make it and are pretty good players in the league,” Gutekunst said. “He’s just scratching the surface. He’s still learning quite a bit, but he’s made plays when he’s had opportunities to make plays, and that’s a good sign. Certainly a lot more out there for him, and he’s working hard to get to those next places.”
Even Nixon had to give Golden props, calling him a “hell of a player.”
“Really strong hands,” Nixon said. “You can tell why he went first round. Strong at the catch point, strong hands, strong upper body. So, I think he’ll have a really good year.”
Hear more from Nixon below:
The Packers had their second-to-last open practice of training camp on Tuesday. The final open practice is Thursday’s joint practice with the Seattle Seahawks.
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This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Watch: Packers rookie Matthew Golden catches bomb at training camp practice