The Green Bay Packers snapped a long streak of avoiding wide receivers in the first round of the NFL draft, making the selection of Texas wideout Matthew Golden with the 23rd pick April 24. Even Packers president Mark Murphy acknowledged that it's been a while — since 2002,

Golden said afterwards that he had a feeling the Packers would be calling his name. The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans were seen as potential landing spots for the Houston nati

The Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Matthew Golden with the 23rd overall pick in Thursday's NFL Draft, sending the locals into an absolute frenzy.