The Steelers placed Golden on the reserve retired list Friday, according to the team's official site. Golden will end his time in the NFL but will still be bound to his contract with the Steelers if he ever decides to return. The 6-foot-2 linebacker finished out the 2023 season with 20 tackles (14 solo) and four sacks. He played played nine seasons in the NFL, with career totals of 343 tackles, 51 sacks, 68 tackles for a loss, 11 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
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Career Stats - TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO343123220Career Stats - Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL513370Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD180Career Stats - Fumbles
FFFRFTD1160Tackles
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Career Stats - TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO1688Career Stats - Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL2140Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD000Career Stats - Fumbles
FFFRFTD000Tackles
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TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO20614Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL4250INTERCEPTIONS
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TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO312Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL170INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD000Fumbles
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Regular SeasondefensiveDateOppResultSOLOASTTOTALSACKSACKYDSINTDEFTFL1/6W 17-102131900212/31W 30-231010000112/23W 34-111120000012/16L 13-301230001012/3L 10-240000000011/26W 16-100000000011/2W 20-161011700110/29L 10-203030000010/22W 24-170000000010/8W 17-100000000010/1L 6-30000000009/24W 23-18112160019/18W 26-22112130019/10L 7-3030300000
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PostseasondefensiveDateOppResultSOLOASTTOTALSACKSACKYDSINTDEFTFL1/15L 17-3121317001
Postseason Totals 21317001
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Retires from NFL
The Steelers placed Golden on the reserve retired list Friday, according to the team's official site. Golden will end his time in the NFL but will still be bound to his contract with the Steelers if he ever decides to return. The 6-foot-2 linebacker finished out the 2023 season with 20 tackles (14 solo) and four sacks. He played played nine seasons in the NFL, with career totals of 343 tackles, 51 sacks, 68 tackles for a loss, 11 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
Staying in Pittsburgh
Golden signed a contract with the Steelers on Thursday, Chris Adamski of Triblive.com reports. Golden suited up in 16 games for Pittsburgh last season, recording 20 combined tackles and 4.0 sacks, but had remained on the free agent market until now. He'll likely be competing for the same rotational role he held last season.