The Giants as a team refrained from roughing up opposing quarterbacks in 2018 more blatantly than every team in the NFL, other than the Raiders. Michael Strahan once ravaged his way to a record 22.5 sacks in a single season. The 2018 Giants as a collective unit were more pillow-fight than they were pillagers as they found their way to just 30 sacks.
This is why Markus Golden is here.
The Giants cannot afford to swing and miss with this signing, though it is a modest one-year deal worth $3.75 million. Not long ago, Golden was a rising star with the Cardinals — amassing 12.