{"id":31883,"date":"2025-09-04T12:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31883"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:16:13","slug":"breaking-what-im-seeing-from-the-packers-micah-parsons-impact-matthew-goldens-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31883","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : What I\u2019m seeing from the Packers: Micah Parsons\u2019 impact, Matthew Golden\u2019s promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2025\/09\/03183051\/USATSI_26991978-scaled-e1756938687363.jpg\" alt=\"What I'm seeing from the Packers: Micah Parsons' impact, Matthew Golden's  promise - The Athletic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Golden\u2019s name was met with a roar during the 2025 NFL Draft in April that might still be reverberating outside Lambeau Field. When the Green Bay Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round for the first time in 23 years, the home crowd\u2019s reaction set a high bar for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Golden so far has looked every bit like a first-round wide receiver who could one day be the true No. 1 Green Bay hasn\u2019t had since trading Davante Adams in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The rookie\u2019s combination of stick \u2019em hands, crisp route running and blazing speed has him primed to be a significant contributor, starting on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. How about that heavyweight matchup for a first career game? The Packers surely won\u2019t crown the kid before he steps on the field for a real game, nor should anybody else, but the beginning of his NFL career has been promising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cS\u2014, he a hell of a player as far as I can see,\u201d All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney said.<\/p>\n<p>The night Green Bay drafted Golden, general manager Brian Gutekunst said he thought Golden had arguably the best hands in the draft. Golden\u2019s prowess at the catch point has been noticeable and much-needed for one of the worst teams in the NFL at catching the football last season.<\/p>\n<p>Jayden Reed is working his way back from a foot injury and Dontayvion Wicks is doing the same from a calf injury. Christian Watson will miss at least the first four games of the season rehabbing his January torn ACL. That means Golden will be in the spotlight immediately. He looks ready for it, but Sunday will be the first indication whether he actually is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s advanced,\u201d Reed said of Golden. \u201cThe way he\u2019s learned the playbook, just the skill set he has, he\u2019s going to be a dominant player in this league if he continues to lock in on what he needs to lock in on and focus on the playbook and all that kinda stuff. He\u2019s going to be very dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matthew Golden: \u201cThey said zero never been worn here, so obviously it\u2019s gonna be first time in franchise history. For me, I just wanna make a name for myself and that number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said he always wanted a single digit but didn\u2019t seek it out. No. 0 was presented to the rookie WR. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lfmoynQRc\">pic.twitter.com\/8lfmoynQRc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattschneidman\/status\/1963344113648242910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Love\u2019s thumb<\/h2>\n<p>Quarterback Jordan Love tore the UCL in his left thumb during Green Bay\u2019s first preseason game and missed about a week of practice. Upon his return, he was limited to individual drills and 7-on-7 work while wearing a brace and wrap. He also didn\u2019t take snaps from under center and intentionally did certain handoffs with the wrong hand to protect his thumb.<\/p>\n<p>Love is still wearing a brace and wrap around his left thumb, but said Wednesday that it hasn\u2019t affected him. He added that he\u2019ll be able to hand off with the correct hand come Sunday, but how the thumb handles contact or hitting the ground remains to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting the strength back and things like that in my thumb has been the biggest thing,\u201d Love said. \u201cThe brace and the tape, nothing has been limiting.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Reed\u2019s plan<\/h2>\n<p>The Packers\u2019 third-year receiver didn\u2019t practice Wednesday because of his foot injury, though it seems his DNP was more part of a plan for this week than the result of a setback. Reed said he\u2019ll probably be limited on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce my adrenaline running, I\u2019m fine most of the time,\u201d Reed said. \u201cBut probably afterwards (is) where I feel it the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Blind side<\/h2>\n<p>Packers coaches and Gutekunst emphasized this preseason that the left tackle battle was truly an open competition between incumbent Rasheed Walker and 2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan. Walker has started 35 games in the regular season and playoffs at left tackle over the past two seasons and has done well, but Morgan played well at his college position this summer while Walker nursed a groin injury.<\/p>\n<p>When Walker returned to practice, left guard Aaron Banks missed time with a back injury (Banks wasn\u2019t on Wednesday\u2019s injury report). That meant Morgan slid to left guard, and we didn\u2019t get to see who the coaches would pick at left tackle if there were only one spot in the starting lineup available.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Matt LaFleur hasn\u2019t announced a starter yet, but the team\u2019s depth chart lists Walker as the starting left tackle. Walker himself was asked Monday if he\u2019s starting on Love\u2019s blind side against the Lions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d he said bluntly.<\/p>\n<h2>Parsons\u2019 impact<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll have an X\u2019s-and-O\u2019s story about Micah Parsons\u2019 influence on the Packers defense posting on Friday, but in between the white lines isn\u2019t the only place his arrival has boosted the team. Love sounded giddy just discussing the crowd reaction Parsons\u2019 pregame introduction will draw if Lambeau Field announces the defensive starters on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gotta do defense,\u201d Love said. \u201cMicah last, you know what I mean? Crowd\u2019s gonna go crazy. I already see it. I already see it. Defense go out there first. Get a three-and-out. Micah get a sack on third down. I already see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such a monumental move has also sent a jolt through the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, it makes me want to do my part, do my job even better,\u201d Walker said. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to competing in practice knowing that I\u2019m going to get better going against more competition, and shoot, I feel like it makes me and the team more hungry for that Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons was limited in Wednesday\u2019s practice because of a back injury, though Love spoke about his good friend like he\u2019ll play on Sunday. LaFleur said Wednesday that he\u2019s \u201ccertainly hopeful\u201d Parsons will face the Lions but that the team needs to first see how their new star pass rusher makes it through practice this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing everything in his power,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cHe\u2019s rehabbing hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons said last Friday during his introductory news conference in Green Bay that he felt \u201cgreat\u201d and the Packers didn\u2019t give up what they did for him to sit on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden, the Packers&#8217; first-round rookie wide receiver, looks more than ready for his NFL debut on Sunday against the Lions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-31883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers","tag-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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