Markus Golden
Markus Golden, a LB, appears on NFL rosters across 2015–2024. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | LB |
|---|---|
| College | Missouri |
| Born | 1991-03-13 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Drafted | pick 58 by ARI in 2015 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
10 seasons of roster appearances, 2015–2024. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2015 | Arizona Cardinals |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2019 | New York Giants |
| 2020 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4.5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 120 | 195 | 123 | 61 | 51 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
What is not recorded
Everything this page could not tell you, and why. An empty field in the source is not a fact about the player.
- Seasons without statistics. 2024 is inside the 1999–2026 window but carry no numbers.
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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