It’s not often that an NFL signing in late May can really move the needle in the NFL, but when the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran outside linebacker Markus Golden to a one-year, veteran benefit deal of just $1.165 million, I was personally ecstatic about it.
Long an admirer of Golden as a pass rusher in the NFL after dominating at Missouri in college opposite former first-round pick Shane Ray, Golden landing with the Steelers was a personal dream come true from a personnel standpoint. Even if it came at the tail end of his career, it was a great move for the Steelers, and it paid off on the field.