For Matthew Golden, the story behind the number on his back is quite profound. After being drafted by the Packers , he received the No. 81 jersey. But the newest target for Jordan Love had other plans. Golden wore the No. 2 at Texas, and following that tradition, he requested the team to make a switch. Being the first wide receiver to be drafted by the team in the first round in 23 years also added another layer to this choice.

As Golden put it a few months ago, “My grandma, her favorite number was two growing up, and she told me she wanted me to represent that number. And so I knew the last receiver that was drafted (in the first round) was 2002, so I feel like it kind of made sense to me.” Since then, Golden has proudly displayed the number 22 on his back as a way to h

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