Recapping 3rd day of Green Bay Packers training camp
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Packers’ first-round draft pick Matthew Golden is mostly staying in place at the line of scrimmage during the early days of camp. That could change.
The ritual began when Matthew Golden was 6 years old. And it continues to this day, although the goals have had to be updated, since the Green Bay Packers 21-year-old rookie wide receiver has already realized the dream he’d had back then’ Be an NFL first-round draft pick.
Being a first round pick comes with a lot of pressure.And whether he believes it or not, rookie receiver Matthew Golden is built for that pressure.
Special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has started calling Golden “Bullet,” a nod to Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Bob Hayes. Golden, who also wears No. 22 like Hayes did with the Cowboys, embraced the comparison after looking up Hayes’ legendary speed and dual-sport success.
Packers rookie WR Matthew Golden wasted no time finding the end zone, catching a TD pass at his first training camp practice.