Matthew Golden looked all set to enter his rookie season with the No. 22 on his Green Bay Packers jersey.
But then soon after Micah Parsons claimed No. 1 for himself, Golden got on the single-digit train. He opted for No. 0.
The first-round rookie wide receiver made history in the process.
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Green Bay Packers’ jersey number history with No. 0
There had never been a Green Bay Packers player to wear No. 0 before this season.
When Golden chose No. 0, he became the first-ever in the historic franchise to don that digit.
There’s one simple reason for this: The NFL didn’t allow No. 0 on jerseys until the 2023 season.
So all those Packers legends, even if they had wanted, could never have been 0.
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Why did Matthew Golden choose jersey number 0?
Golden had chosen 22 in homage to his grandmother’s favorite number (2) and the fact that the last Packers’ first-round receiver was drafted in 2002.
But he felt the draw of having just one digit on his back.
“I always wanted a single digit,” Golden said, via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “I talked to my family. They (the Packers) told me the options that I had, I talked to them about the numbers and they said zero never been worn here. So, obviously, it’s gonna be first time in franchise history. For me, just make a name for myself and that number, so I feel like it’d be good.”
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