Steelers indication veteran pass-rusher Markus Golden, sources state

PITTSBURGH — After a current see to Pittsburgh, veteran pass-rusher Markus Golden tattooed a one-year handle the Steelers, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Golden, a nine-year veteran, began 14 video games for the Arizona Cardinals last season, and he offers the Steelers their extremely popular veteran depth behind T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith. The Steelers likewise brought previous draft choice Bud Dupree in for a go to previously this offseason, however he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Golden, 32, has 68 starts and 47 sacks in a profession that consists of 2 stints in Arizona with a stop at the New York Giants in between. Golden likewise has actually 11 required fumbles and one interception.

Prior to Golden’s finalizing, the Steelers did not have quality depth behind Watt and Highsmith. Fourth-round choice Nick Herbig (2023) and 2021 sixth-rounder Quincy Roche are the just other feasible choices on the depth chart at the position.

Last season, the Steelers traded for Malik Reed in August searching for that depth, however Reed wasn’t extremely reliable when Watt went down with a torn pectoral. He played in 14 video games and had simply 25 takes on and one sack, and he struck totally free firm in March.