Packers' Clayton Tune, Matthew Golden have cool connection for Week 18 starting roles

Packers' Clayton Tune, Matthew Golden have cool connection for Week 18 starting roles originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Green Bay Packers will have a lot of players resting in Week 18.

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They can't move out of the No. 7 seed in the NFC, and so there's no reason for them to push the issue with any key pieces.

That will create opportunities for others.

At quarterback, Clayton Tune will start. It's a chance to prove himself as an NFL quarterback.

And one of the main wide receivers likely to be featured will be the rookie Matthew Golden.

The cool part of this? Tune and Golden know one another well.

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They played together at the University of Houston before Golden ended up transferring to Texas.

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Maybe Packers coach Matt LaFleur will draw up that exact play and see if it can work in the NFL, too.

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Tune is a talented passer, but he hasn't gotten much chance in the NFL yet. Playing with his buddy Golden, he'll have a chance to prove he belongs.

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