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Matthew Golden Gets Honest About Packers Expectations: \u2018You Just Never Know\u2019 <\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Green Bay Packers first-round draft pick Matthew Golden got honest about his expectations for his first season Sunday, telling <\/a>hometown news outlet KPRC 2 the future appears bright for his new squad.<\/p>\n

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The Packers selected Golden 23rd overall during the 2025 NFL Draft, which was hosted at Lambeau Field. The crowd of roughly 600,000 erupted during the announcement, illustrating the hype behind the young star.<\/p>\n

Golden said during the interview he is hopeful about his potential to bolster the team\u2019s passing game.<\/p>\n

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Apr 24, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA; Matthew Golden speaks in a press conference after being selected by the Green Bay Packers as the number 23 pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field.\u00a9 Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely want to go get that Lambeau trophy, man,\u201d Golden said. \u201cThat\u2019s the question mark we got in our team room is just filling in that blank. That\u2019s the last thing we need in that team room and, for us, that\u2019s all we talk about at practice is getting that trophy. So, we\u2019re doing everything we can each and every day to get to that point and just letting the rest be built up by itself.”<\/p>\n

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The Houston native explained he is excited for his future in Green Bay, despite having grown up as a Texans fan. Though the Texans had expressed interest in Golden ahead of the draft, the team ultimately traded out of the first round, taking wide receiver Jayden Higgins in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just feel like you just never know really until that situation happens, so I\u2019m right where I want to be,\u201d Golden said of becoming a Packer. \u201cThat\u2019s all I can say. I\u2019m excited for where I am. I am now, for the team I\u2019m about to play for. I\u2019m just ready for this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city of Green Bay, he added, also appears to be the perfect place to grow while focusing on his performance on the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d Golden said of the city. \u201cThere\u2019s no distractions for me, that\u2019s a good thing. It just helps me lock in on football, what I really want to do on and off the field. On the weekends, I try to get a little fishing in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s unique up there,\u201d he added. \u201cThe fans, everything they have in general, it\u2019s different. That\u2019s why I\u2019m glad I\u2019m in a good spot with a community that cares about their football players. Every day, anytime I go out, there\u2019s a fan that recognizes me. They want a picture or something. It\u2019s cool for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golden, who played college football for the University of Houston and University of Texas, clocked in the fastest 40-yard dash time at the combine at 4.29 seconds. During his senior year with the Longhorns, Golden marked 58 catches for 987 yards and 9 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

NFL scouts gave Golden a prospect grade of 6.42, adding he \u201cwill become a starter within two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Concerning Jordan Love Prediction Could be Packers\u2019 Downfall in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: T.J. Watt to Packers? New Trade Rumors Swirling Around All-Pro Pass Rusher<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Golden Gets Honest About Packers Expectations: \u2018You Just Never Know\u2019 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Green Bay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[80,7,41,345,569,1057,701,6,15,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-189302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-2025-nfl-draft","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay","11":"tag-green-bay-packers","12":"tag-jayden-higgins","13":"tag-longhorns","14":"tag-matthew-golden","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nfl-draft","17":"tag-texans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114814184909604065","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}