Why isn’t OLB Markus Golden under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers?
The question is simple enough; the answer probably is, too, but we’re just not privy to it. On paper, it makes all the sense in the world for the Pittsburgh Steelers to re-sign Markus Golden. He was an effective and productive rotational edge defender for the team last season, and he was cheap as well.
The Steelers signed Golden to a Veteran Salary Benefit contract following the 2023 NFL Draft last year. He clearly didn’t have a burgeoning market in spite of fairly recent success as a starter.