Packers' Matthew Golden unconcerned about pressure after historic pick: 'I've got something to prove'

Matthew Golden's NFL Draft experience was unlike any other prospect, as the Green Bay Packers faithful went wild for him. He discussed the experience and what to expect from him right away.

No NFL Draft prospect got to experience the first round quite like Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden. 

The Texas Longhorns product was among those in the green room behind the stage at Lambeau Field this past week, patiently waiting to hear his name called by his next team. Golden waited long into the night, but the host team did something they had not done since 2002. 

Draft a wide receiver. 

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Matthew Golden speaks at a press conference after being selected by the Green Bay Packers as the No. 23 pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Packers president Mark Murphy had the Green Bay faithful in a frenzy when he announced Golden as the first wide receiver taken by the franchise in more than two decades, and his reception when he came out of the green room wearing the Packers hat and holding his jersey still does not feel real. 

"It still don’t feel real to me, that’s what’s crazy," he told Fox News Digital, while also discussing his time at the draft with Tide. "Like I said, I’ve been waiting to get my name called since I was six, and the way that it happened for it to be in Green Bay, for it to be the first receiver since 2002, it meant even more to me. 

"A lot of history behind it, and just the way it happened, I feel like God made it happen like that for a reason. That’s something that’s going to stick with me forever."

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