The Pittsburgh Steelers have positioned exterior linebacker Markus Golden on the Reserved/Retired record, the crew introduced at this time, hours earlier than their preseason opener in opposition to the Houston Texans.

Golden was signed Aug. 1 after the crew suffered a number of accidents at exterior linebacker. Golden expressed an appreciation to return after taking part in for Pittsburgh final season, notching 4 sacks in backup motion. He had a connection to Steelers OLBs coach Denzel Martin, the 2 teammates in faculty at Missouri.

Talking to reporters after being re-signed, Golden mentioned he momentarily felt retired after spending the offseason as a free agent and loved spending time along with his household.

Golden solely participated in a number of practices after being signed. He was on the sphere however didn’t follow Wednesday, sporting a ballcap and hanging across the subject, whereas I didn’t see him on the sphere Thursday. Clearly, that was associated to his determination to retire.

A second spherical choose of the Arizona Cardinals in 2015, Markus Golden appeared in 127 profession video games. He recorded 51 profession sacks, together with a season-high 12.5 as a sophomore in 2016. He had a late-career resurgence with the Cardinals in 2021, choosing up 11 sacks.

For the Steelers, he appeared in 16 video games final season, recording 20 tackles and 4 sacks. He was competing for a backup spot this yr however wasn’t going to chart greater than No. 4 on the depth chart behind T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Nick Herbig. He had signed a one-year contract in his return to the crew.

With Golden’s designation, the Steelers have an open roster spot on their 91-man roster. Now that Golden is out of the fold, Jeremiah Moon and Kyron Johnson will compete for the fourth exterior linebacker spot.