Markus Golden Fantasy

The Arizona Cardinals placed linebacker Markus Golden and reserve offensive lineman Sean Harlow on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. Golden has 11 sacks on the season, so if he's unavailable to play in a huge Week 17 game against the Dallas Cowboys, the Cardinals defense will be missing one of their key pass-rushers. If Golden doesn't clear the league's COVID protocols, Devon Kennard and Dennis Gardeck would be asked to step up alongside Chandler Jones. Along with his 11 sacks this year, Golden has 45 tackles (31 solo), 10 tackles for loss, 19 QB hits, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 15 games. The Cowboys offense looked to be in early season form in their blowout of the Washington Football Team on Sunday night, so the Cardinals will have a tough task in front of them this week.

Dec. 27th • 7:51 PM

The Arizona Cardinals are re-signing pass-rusher Markus Golden to a two-year deal that will pay him $9 million on Monday, according to a source. Golden left Arizona for the New York Giants, but he was traded back for a sixth-round draft pick last year and has now elected to stay in the desert. The 30-year-old had a career-high 12.5 sacks back in 2016 and had his second double-digit sack total (10) in his lone season with the Giants in 2019. In 16 games (nine starts) between New York and Arizona last year, Golden disappointed with just 33 combined tackles (six for loss), 20 QB hits, one interception, one fumble recovery and 4.5 sacks. He'll return to join recently signed All-Pro pass-rusher J.J. Watt on Arizona's defensive line.

Mar. 15th • 12:53 PM

New York Giants free-agent linebacker Markus Golden has until July 22 to find a new team after the Giants put a May 5 tender on him, but there is no indication that any other team is interested in signing him for more than one year and $4.125 million. If another team wanted him for more, it's clear that Golden would've signed by now. SNY's Ralph Vacchiano gets the sense that the Giants feel pretty confident he'll play for them in 2020. The former second-rounder had a great year with the G-Men in 2019, racking up a career-high 72 tackles and recording 10 sacks. But Golden put up just 30 total tackles and 2.5 sacks in his final year in Arizona in 2018 and isn't a great bet to return to double-digit sacks for IDP gamers.

Jun. 30th • 11:10 PM