The Steelers signed free agent Markus Golden last week, presumably to be the primary backup to T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith at the outside linebacker position.
Golden is 32 years old and a veteran of eight seasons in the league. He has 47 sacks for his career, including 11 in 2021. Last season, as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, he registered 48 tackles and 2.5 sacks while participating in 70% of the defensive snaps. Barring injury to Watt or Highsmith, that’s far more than Pittsburgh will need him to play.
For this film room, I’ve pulled clips from Arizona’s Week 8 game against Minnesota.