🚨 PACKERS OTA SHOCKERS! EDGERRIN COOPER UNLEASHED, MATTHEW GOLDEN’S TRANSFORMATION STUNS COACHES — AND SOME PLAYERS ARE ALREADY LOSING GROUND 🚨

The Green Bay Packers may have just revealed the first major clues about what this team will look like in 2026, and honestly, some of the developments coming out of OTAs are turning heads across the NFL. While most fans are focused on training camp and preseason battles, coaches are already getting answers about which players are rising, which players are falling behind, and which young stars could be preparing for breakout seasons. And right now, few players are generating more excitement than Edgerrin Cooper.

According to reports from practice, new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon is getting extremely creative with Cooper’s role, lining him up in multiple spots and even using him as an edge rusher. That’s a fascinating development considering the Packers are expected to be without Micah Parsons until at least mid-October. Suddenly, Green Bay needs pass-rush help, and Cooper’s elite athleticism may be the answer. Coaches appear determined to turn him into a defensive chess piece capable of attacking offenses from anywhere on the field. With the edge-rusher room lacking proven stars behind Lucas Van Ness, Cooper’s expanded role could become one of the biggest stories of the entire offseason.

But he’s not the only player generating buzz.

Because Matthew Golden looks like a completely different player.

After a rookie season that left some fans wanting more, Golden appears to have spent the offseason transforming his body. Recent practice photos immediately sparked conversation among Packers fans, with many noticing a much bigger upper body and a stronger overall frame. At 5-foot-11 and around 190 pounds, Golden was never undersized, but coaches clearly wanted him to add more strength to improve durability and help him win contested catches. The early results are impossible to ignore. Even Golden himself is embracing the challenge, reportedly telling reporters that he’s attacking everything in front of him this offseason. That’s exactly the mindset Green Bay wanted to see after a rookie year that showed flashes of brilliance but lacked consistency.

And honestly?

The Packers need him.

Because despite criticism, Golden proved in key moments that he belongs. When opportunities came his way, he made plays. The problem wasn’t talent. It was earning trust within the offense. Now, entering Year 2 with a stronger body, greater confidence, and a deeper understanding of the playbook, many believe he’s poised for a major leap.

That’s what makes this stage of the offseason so important.

Every rep matters.

Every practice matters.

Every impression matters.

The Packers are quietly building the foundation for the upcoming season, and while the headlines may focus on stars and blockbuster rumors, some of the biggest developments are happening with young players fighting to become difference-makers.

And if Edgerrin Cooper and Matthew Golden continue trending in this direction, Green Bay may have already found two of its biggest winners before training camp has even begun.