The Steelers placed linebacker Markus Golden on the Reserve/Retired List.
Golden, who played nine seasons, was signed by the Steelers during training camp. He spent the 2023 season with the Steelers, recording 20 tackles, 14 of them solo stops, four sacks, six tackles for a loss, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. His four sacks ranked third on the team behind fellow outside linebackers T.J. Watt (19) and Alex Highsmith (7).
Golden played in 16 games, as well as starting the team's AFC Wild Card game with Watt out injured.
In nine seasons, Golden has played in 127 games, starting 68 of them. He has a total of 343 career tackles, 51 sacks, and 68 tackles for a loss. He has 11 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries, one returned for a touchdown.
Before joining the Steelers, Golden spent part of three years with the Arizona Cardinals, the team that originally selected him in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Golden was traded to the Cardinals by the Giants during the 2020 season, playing in seven games for New York, with one start, and nine with the Cardinals, starting eight of them.
Golden signed with the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2019, and his first season there started all 16 games. He had a career-high 72 tackles, 37 of them solo stops, and led the Giants with 10 sacks.
He played his first four seasons with the Cardinals and had a career-high 12.5 sacks in 2016 while playing in 16 games with only three starts.
Golden played college ball at Missouri where he appeared in 39 games, starting 13, and recorded 143 tackles, 33 tackles for a loss, 16.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and an interception.
