Markus Golden Fantasy

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Markus Golden is looking like an excellent rental linebacker for the team in 2023, and The Athletic's Mark Kaboly thinks Golden is much better than Melvin Ingram and Malik Reed of the last two years, at least in the football-in-shorts version during the offseason. Golden should excel as an edge rusher in Pittsburgh's scheme, as he's quick off the ball and explosive rushing the passer. It remains to be seen how many snaps the 32-year-old veteran has left in him per game, but with T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith holding down 85 percent of the per-game snaps, Golden might only be needed to rush the opposing quarterback in 2023.

Jun. 19th • 11:32 AM

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. 24th • 2:53 PM

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. 10th • 6:10 PM