Packers Matthew Golden Uses His $9.4 Million Signing Bonus to Gift His Grandma a “Full Circle Moment”
After finally breaking out as a junior at Texas, newly minted Green Bay Packer Matthew Golden is giving back to the people who helped him become the athlete he is today. He’s the first wide receiver the Packers have drafted in the first round since 2002, and with that honor came a life-changing signing bonus.
Golden’s four-year, $17.5 million rookie contract is fully guaranteed and includes a $9.42 million signing bonus. The standout receiver has suggested he intends to use that money for good.
“Definitely get my grandma a house,” he said when asked what he’d buy first. “We lost our property a couple years ago and it would be a blessing to be able to get that back for my family.”
At times, Golden was raised without a stable home, a severe hindrance in his childhood. Nevertheless, he made it to the NFL — and at 22, he’s determined never to go back.
“It was hard just growing up, the times I was without a home, being a young kid, not really understanding why we were in that situation, but I feel like God put us through that for a reason. I always look back at that. That’s what keeps me going as a man. Right then and there, that’s what everything started from.”
Unfortunately, the family’s former home was found in a dilapidated state, and the repair costs were too high to justify. Golden partnered with a RE/MAX real-estate team to find a more suitable home for his grandmother.
When he finally walked her up to the front door of her new house, Golden described the scene as a “full circle moment.” It was a long-term promise kept — and the tear-filled hug from his grandmother made it all worth it.
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