Matt Schneidman

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Green Bay Packers Beat Writer at The Athletic

Green Bay Packers beat writer for The Athletic • The Matt Schneidman Show on @TheGameMKE M-F 6-7 p.m. CT • Host of the Matt LaFleur Podcast

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Rich Bisaccia self-reflects as Packers coordinators discuss team

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - For the first time since the season ended, all three Packers coordinators spoke with reporters on Monday at Lambeau Field. From one coordinator feeling like he's "failed" head coach Matt LaFleur at times to expectations for linebacker Edgerrin Cooper after his breakout rookie season, here are the five most notable things we heard from special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich.
Why Matthew Golden chose No. 22, Isaiah Simmons, notable UDFAs

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The biggest uproar among Packers fans from the team's 2025 draft came after first-round wide receiver Matthew Golden changed his jersey number from No. 81 to No. 22. "My grandma, her favorite number was two growing up and she told me she wanted me to represent that number," Golden, who wore No. 2 at Texas, said during the Packers' rookie minicamp on Friday.
Where do Matthew Golden and rookies fit in after NFL Draft?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

What might a Packers post-draft depth chart look like? Glad you asked. Let's dive in. QuarterbackJordan Love Malik Willis Sean CliffordIt was a tad surprising the Packers didn't use one of their eight picks on a quarterback, but it's not the end of the world that they're rolling into the offseason with these three.
How the Packers' draft affects Jaire Alexander's future and more takeaways

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Days before the 2025 NFL Draft, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about cornerback Jaire Alexander's future. The team has been open to trading one of its best players of the last decade, presumably because of his price tag and lack of availability in recent years, but Gutekunst had left the door open for Alexander to stay.
Jordan Love's arsenal expands with receiver duo

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

The Packers' 2025 draft began with fireworks on Thursday night in Green Bay. Longtime team president Mark Murphy, who played an integral role in bringing the draft to town before he reaches his mandatory retirement age of 70 in July, announced in front of a sea of green and gold that they were taking a wide receiver in the first round for the first time since 2002. The pick was Texas' Matthew Golden and the crowd erupted. "It was pretty neat in the room.
Why was Packers fourth-round pick Barryn Sorrell still at the NFL Draft in Green Bay?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Texas edge rusher Barryn Sorrell arrived in Green Bay on Wednesday even though he didn't expect to be taken until the second day of the NFL Draft. He has been an NFL fan for a while and wanted to experience the draft and hear his name called in person. He watched Thursday night's festivities from his hotel before sitting in the green room alone on Friday. Through Day 2, however, he remained undrafted.
Why the Packers drafted an O-lineman and receiver on Day 2, not a pass rusher

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Maybe the lie detector needle wouldn't move after all if Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst uttered the line he's already said multiple times this season. "I feel very good about the guys we got in the building," Gutekunst said Friday night when asked about not taking a pass rusher in the first three rounds, before continuing. "We do need to improve with our consistency, but there were times we were pretty dominant this year rushing the passer.
Will Johnson, Donovan Ezeiruaku

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

The Green Bay Packers decided to do something they hadn't done in 23 years when they selected a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. Texas' Matthew Golden helps compensate for the loss of Christian Watson, who will miss at least half of next season while rehabbing a torn ACL, and can also become Green Bay's next No. 1 wide receiver himself. Moving on to Days 2 and 3, here are prospects of interest to the Packers based on their positions of need.
Packers finally draft first-round wide receiver, Matthew Golden, in iconic Green Bay scene

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

GREEN BAY, Wis. - It was the kind of pop befitting a rock concert, not a football event. But when Mark Murphy said two words - Matthew Golden - the sea of green and gold between the longtime Packers president and Lambeau Field couldn't be contained. The Packers last selected a wide receiver in the NFL Draft's first round 23 years ago. You couldn't go an April without hearing it, even after they consistently hit on the position in the second, third and fourth rounds.
Should Packers fans buy what GM Brian Gutekunst is selling entering the NFL Draft?

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Schneidman

Brian Gutekunst sounds like a general manager supremely confident in his roster. Whether it was his offseason declaration about already having the right guys in his edge rusher room, his hope that a current Packers wideout could ascend to true No. 1 status amid talk of trading for or signing a proven veteran or his comments Monday during his pre-draft press conference, Gutekunst doesn't view the 2025 NFL Draft as a tool to fill gaping holes on the team.

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13 May 25

League was never going to put Aaron Rodgers vs. the Packers on NFL Network before some of the country is awake

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13 May 25

Just realized this morning that the Packers haven’t opened at home under LaFleur. Six straight Week 1 games on the road. Last home opener was Rodgers on percs against the Bears in 2018.