The Green Bay Packers are down to one unsigned draft pick.
The team announced Monday afternoon that it had signed first-round pick Matthew Golden to his rookie contract after taking him No. 23 overall in last month’s NFL Draft. It leaves second-round pick Anthony Belton as the lone unsigned pick in Packers draft class.
We have signed Matthew Golden!
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 19, 2025
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the contract is the standard four-year deal worth $17.58 million. It is fully guaranteed. It also makes him the highest-paid wide receiver or tight end on the roster.
Packers rookie WR Matthew Golden is now set to enter this season as Green Bay’s highest-paid pass catcher by average annual value:
Matthew Golden: $4.39 million
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 19, 2025
Golden was the third wide receiver taken in the draft after grabbing 58 passes for 987 yards and nine touchdowns in his lone season at Texas.
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