The Green Bay Packers break draft tradition, take WR Matthew Golden at 23

There wasn’t a better way for the Green Bay Packers to break one of their longest-running customs Thursday night. With Green Bay, Wisconsin at the center of the NFL world by hosting the 2025 NFL Draft, the Packers seized on the moment when Packers president Mark Murphy announced that the team selected wide receiver Matthew Golden out of the University of Texas. The last time the Packers took a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft was Javon Walker out of Florida State back in 2002. Furthermore, the Packers have now taken a wide receiver five times in the first round of the NFL Draft since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The previous four were Barry Smith in 1973, James Lofton in 1978, Sterling Sharpe in 1988 and Walker in 2022. Yeah, it’s a pretty big deal. The Packers’ wide receiver room goes into next season with Golden, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Mecole Hardman, Malik Heath and Bo Melton. Christian Watson will obviously go into the year sidelined as he continues to recover from his torn ACL, so fortifying this wideout group was big on the Packers’ list of roster needs. Join Jordan Treske as he goes through a running draft night diary. And there’s a special appearance from our good friend Numac as they react to the Packers’ first round pick! You can (and should) follow Rohan, Ti, Adam, Jordan, Andrew, Numac, and Gyro Step, Win In 6, Crewsing for a Brewsing and Make Time for This podcasts on Twitter. Don't forget to leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to get us to read your review live at the end of an episode!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.