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Markus Golden is becoming a member of the checklist of gifted gamers who will get to check free company subsequent week. The veteran pass-rusher has been launched by the Arizona Cardinals forward of free company, the workforce introduced Friday. The transfer saves the Cardinals $2.6 million in cap area.
Golden, who spent the previous two-plus seasons in Arizona, bid adieu to the Cardinals by way of Twitter shortly after the information broke of his impending launch.
The soon-to-be 32-year-old Golden had simply 2.5 sacks final season. He had 11 sacks in 2021, the second-highest whole of his profession.
A second-round decide again in 2015, Golden spent his first 4 seasons with the Cardinals earlier than signing with the Giants in 2019. In 2020, Golden was traded from New York to Arizona in trade for a 2021 sixth-round decide that New York used to pick out cornerback Rodarius Williams.
Golden, who tallied a career-high 12.5 sacks again in 2016, has 47 profession sacks in 111 profession common season video games. He additionally has 11 profession pressured fumbles, 323 tackles and 61 tackles for loss.
Golden will be a part of a formidable checklist of pass-rushers who’re anticipated to be out there in free company. That checklist contains Bud Dupree, Leonard Floyd, Frank Clark, Robert Quinn, Yannick Ngakoue and Jadeveon Clowney, amongst others.
