How Much is Matthew Golden Net Worth in 2025?
As of 2025, Greg Gutfeld’s estimated net worth between $10 Million and $12 Million. There’s a bit of a spread, sure, but even the low end is major for a 22-year-old just months into his pro football career.
The higher estimates include unpacking every deal, contract, bonus, and NIL payment some sources like to round up if he doesn’t buy too many cars (yet).
Golden’s rookie contract with the Packers was worth nearly $17.6 million over four years, fully guaranteed, so the cash train started strong right out of the gate.
Sometimes, he jokes to friends that he still can’t get the kitchen sink to fix itself, no matter how big his account looks on his phone.
Add on those Under Armour and Rockwood Alliances partnerships, and you’ve got a young star living the American dream with maybe just a dash of Texas swagger.
Who is Matthew Golden?
Directly Matthew Golden is a Green Bay Packers wide receiver, all of 22 years old in 2025, and freshly drafted out of college as a first-rounder.
If you’re from Houston, you might remember him as the high school kid who blitzed through Klein Cain H.S., racking up nearly 3,242 yards and 32 touchdowns.
He started his college career at the University of Houston, switched up for brighter lights at Texas, and pretty much tore up the field wherever he landed. Classic story: speedster kid, loves the game, wins honors for both receiving and returning.
In college, he led the Texas Longhorns in catches, yards, and touchdowns, and took over the Peach Bowl with a highlight play seven catches for 149 yards and a score, which apparently is some kind of record for the 2000s at Texas.
As a prospect, he clocked a 4.29-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, and every talent scout started drooling. The Packers snapped him up with their first first-round WR pick in two decades.
Off the field, he’s publicly stated that his first big financial goal was to buy his grandma a house a genuinely sweet touch that folks in his hometown talk about with pride. Not many dreamers actually get to do what they say after signing day. He did.
Matthew Golden Career Earnings
First sentence: In his rookie season as a Packer, Matthew Golden’s career earnings top $10.2 million in 2025, mostly thanks to upfront bonuses and a guaranteed contract.
If you’re the kind who keeps track and wants bullet points, his rookie deal breaks down something like this:
- Signing bonus: Roughly $9.42 million, paid right away, which he promptly used to buy his grandmother’s house, a story local news covered like it was a real-life lottery win.
- Yearly salary: $840,000 in 2025 not shabby, but it’s the bonus that made headlines.
- Contract value: $17,575,338 over four years, fully guaranteed, averaging about $4.39 million per year.
- Endorsements: NIL deals in college (Under Armour, Vanguard Volkswagen, and more) plus new pro partnerships likely add several million more to his bottom line.
His cash payout for 2025 alone hits the $10 million mark, thanks to that upfront bonus. After his rookie year, his base salary ratchets up steadily, so the “career earnings” number will only grow.
Compared to his family’s old struggles he’s shared more than once that he wanted to “get grandma back in her house” Golden’s story is legit heartwarming, and spitballing what he’ll spend next is a minor sport among Packers fans.
Matthew Golden Early Life
Right out of the gate: Matthew Golden grew up in Houston, Texas, with football in his veins and a dash of track star on the side. He was a two-sport athlete at Klein Cain High School football and track.
So yes, he’s always been fast, and always a bit of a local legend. Humble beginnings? Absolutely. He’s joked that his first “endorsement” was buying Gatorades from his own allowance.
At Houston, he broke out as a freshman, then got serious attention as he played both wideout and return specialist for two seasons.
Not a stranger to switching it up, he transferred to Texas, snagged honors as both receiver and returner, and set up his spot in the draft.
Family is always in the picture he’s famously close with his grandma, and the story of saving the house isn’t just media fluff: it’s who he says he is.
If you want a community hero as much as a future sports millionaire, Matthew Golden is the name folks around Houston are proud to put on signs.
