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The Green Bay Packers made waves during the offseason when they not only hosted the 2025 NFL Draft but also selected a wide receiver in the first round for the first time in decades. With the 23rd pick, they grabbed Texas standout Matthew Golden. Almost 4 months later, Golden is still the talk of Green Bay, not just for his impressive start to training camp, but for fulfilling a heartwarming promise he made during draft week.
Ahead of the draft, the now 22-year-old shared in an interview that his first NFL paycheck would go toward buying back his grandmother Penny’s house, which the family had lost a few years earlier. Recently, Golden partnered with real estate giant RE/MAX to make that promise a reality. In the video titled Get Golden Home posted to the company’s YouTube page, the Packers rookie shares memories of growing up in his childhood home, opening up about how much the house meant to his family and how hard it was on them to lose it. But when his agent, Nimesh Patel, discovers the house is in poor shape and would require a complete rebuild, they pivot and instead work together to find the perfect home for Penny.
You can watch the emotional journey below, leading up to the moment Matthew finally hands the keys over to his grandmother. Grab some tissues!
Matthew Golden signed a 4-year fully guaranteed contract back in May for $17.58 million that included a $9.4 million signing bonus.
