The pass rush-needy New York Giants signed Markus Golden to a one-year contract in March, hoping he could return to something like his 2016 form, when he hd 12.5 sacks for the Arizona Cardinals. That, of course, was prior to a serious knee injury derailed him for much of the past two seasons.
Despite getting just 2.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hits in 11 games last season, the 28-year-old Golden always believed his dominant pass-rushing form was within reach.
This is what he told me during the offseason:
“I’m not a guy to make excuses at all, but I got injured.