Matthew Golden is off Green Bay's injury report and is set to play against Detroit on Sunday after being limited all week with a shoulder injury. The receiver's status changed in the final practice report of the week, turning a question mark into a green light for game day.
That matters because Green Bay goes into Sunday with several pass catchers moving through injury designations, and Golden's availability helps settle part of the receiver rotation before kickoff. Christian Watson and Savion Williams also came off the injury report, while Jordan Love has no injury designation and is set to play as well.
Golden had been listed as limited all week, which usually signals a player is working through a problem rather than sitting out entirely. The report does not spell out when the shoulder issue began or how serious it was, only that he went from limited early in the week to cleared by Friday.
Not everyone on the report got the same outcome. Aaron Banks remains questionable with knee and toe injuries, Bo Melton is questionable with a back injury, and Benjamin St-Juste and Jordan Riley are also questionable for different injuries. Matt LaFleur also noted earlier on Friday that Zaire Franklin is out after suffering an injury on Thursday.
For Golden, the next step is simple: he should be on the field against Detroit. The larger question is not whether he will suit up, but how much Green Bay asks of him after a week built around managing a shoulder issue and getting him ready in time for Sunday.
