Markus Golden
DL · Pittsburgh Steelers
Height 6'3" Weight 260DOB 1991-03-13 Age 32.2
College Missouri
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Latest On Steelers OLB Markus Golden

Markus Golden is the latest veteran addition to the Steelers’ edge rushing group, having inked a one-year deal last month. He recently touched on the role he is expected to have in his new home, and his free agent process. Golden was released by the Cardinals just before the start of the new league year in […]
Jun 4 · Pro Football Rumors Steelers Markus Golden Alex Highsmith T.J. WattMarkus Golden Joins Steelers

Outside linebacker Markus Golden reached an agreement to join the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal. The 32-year-old spent seven seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and two seasons with the New York Giants, totaling 47 sacks in his career. Last season with Arizona, he only produced 2.5 sacks but posted 11 sacks in 2021. Ultimately, he's likely just a rotational pass-rusher at this point in his career, but he could make an impact rushing opposite T.J. White in spots if makes the 53-man roster for the 2023 season. The Steelers led the NFL in total sacks every year from 2017-2021, and with a healthy Watt, they could get back to that standing.
May 24 · Source via
Cardinals Release Markus Golden

On a Friday rife with cost-cutting moves, the Cardinals are parting ways with a veteran member of their defense. Pass rusher Markus Golden‘s second stint in Arizona has come to an end, per a team announcement. By releasing the 31-year-old, the Cardinals will get out of the final year on Golden’s contract, which came about though […]
Mar 10 · Pro Football Rumors Cardinals Markus GoldenCardinals Releasing Markus Golden

The Arizona Cardinals are releasing pass-rusher Markus Golden on Friday, according to a source. It comes after Golden had 11 sacks with the Cardinals in 2020. However, he fell back to Earth last season, finishing with only 2.5 sacks, 48 tackles (22 solo), seven tackles for loss and 20 QB hits in 17 games (14 starts) in the desert. The 31-year-old former second-round pick by the Cardinals in 2015 has three seasons of double-digit sacks in his career, but outside of those years he's done very little. Teams that consider him on the open market this offseason will be hoping he can go off again in the sack department.
Mar 10 · Source via
Season | Team | FPts | FP/G | G | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | FFum | FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | ARI | 48.0 | 3.4 | 14 | 402 | 51.1 | 21 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | ARI | 111.0 | 6.9 | 16 | 761 | 70.8 | 41 | 10 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2017 | ARI | 10.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 230 | 84.2 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | ARI | 36.5 | 3.3 | 11 | 393 | 53.5 | 22 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NYG | 94.0 | 5.9 | 16 | 939 | 82.7 | 33 | 38 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | NYG|ARI | 52.5 | 3.3 | 16 | 590 | 54.6 | 15 | 19 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | ARI | 98.5 | 6.2 | 16 | 682 | 63.0 | 33 | 15 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2022 | ARI | 45.0 | 2.6 | 17 | 781 | 70.3 | 22 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | FFum | FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KC | L 21-44 | 1.0 | 28 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | @LV | W 29-23 | 1.0 | 50 | 74.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | LAR | L 12-20 | 1.0 | 32 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | @CAR | W 26-16 | 3.0 | 37 | 71.2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | PHI | L 17-20 | 0.0 | 41 | 56.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | @SEA | L 9-19 | 10.0 | 55 | 80.9 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | NO | W 42-34 | 1.5 | 53 | 73.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | @MIN | L 26-34 | 3.0 | 59 | 83.1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | SEA | L 21-31 | 6.5 | 48 | 65.8 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | @LAR | W 27-17 | 1.0 | 47 | 78.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | SF | L 10-38 | 1.0 | 36 | 62.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | LAC | L 24-25 | 0.5 | 50 | 75.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | NE | L 13-27 | 1.5 | 41 | 69.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | @DEN | L 15-24 | 10.0 | 49 | 71.0 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | TB | L 16-19 | 2.0 | 63 | 77.8 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | @ATL | L 19-20 | 1.0 | 49 | 79.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | @SF | L 13-38 | 1.0 | 43 | 69.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | FFum | FR |
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1 | @TEN | W 38-13 | 3.5 | 45 | 73.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | MIN | W 34-33 | 6.5 | 48 | 78.7 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | @JAC | W 31-19 | 5.5 | 45 | 66.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | @LAR | W 37-20 | 5.0 | 48 | 70.6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | SF | W 17-10 | 2.5 | 33 | 50.8 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | @CLE | W 37-14 | 15.5 | 43 | 72.9 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | HOU | W 31-5 | 15.5 | 40 | 72.7 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | GB | L 21-24 | 3.5 | 43 | 58.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | @SF | W 31-17 | 16.0 | 28 | 47.5 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | CAR | L 10-34 | 1.0 | 33 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | @SEA | W 23-13 | 7.0 | 45 | 91.8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | @CHI | W 33-22 | 1.0 | 53 | 70.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | LAR | L 23-30 | 0.0 | 40 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | @DET | L 12-30 | 12.0 | 44 | 67.7 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | IND | L 16-22 | 1.5 | 51 | 72.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | @DAL | W 25-22 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | SEA | L 30-38 | 2.5 | 43 | 74.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC | @LAR | L 11-34 | 6.5 | 45 | 75.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | FFum | FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PIT | L 16-26 | 3.0 | 22 | 34.4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | @CHI | L 13-17 | 0.0 | 15 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | SF | L 9-36 | 1.0 | 23 | 29.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | @LAR | L 9-17 | 0.5 | 7 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | @DAL | L 34-37 | 4.0 | 57 | 86.4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | WAS | W 20-19 | 1.0 | 24 | 32.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | @PHI | L 21-22 | 0.0 | 27 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | MIA | L 31-34 | 8.5 | 34 | 55.7 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | BUF | W 32-30 | 0.5 | 57 | 78.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | @SEA | L 21-28 | 0.0 | 52 | 78.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | @NE | L 17-20 | 8.0 | 37 | 69.8 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | LAR | L 28-38 | 2.0 | 63 | 75.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | @NYG | W 26-7 | 11.0 | 34 | 69.4 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
15 | PHI | W 33-26 | 3.0 | 47 | 56.6 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | SF | L 12-20 | 4.0 | 39 | 69.6 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | @LAR | L 7-18 | 6.0 | 52 | 71.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |