As we sit here in early February, the Pittsburgh Steelers only have three safeties who ended the 2015 season on their 53-man roster under contract for 2016. However, two of those three players, Shamarko Thomas and Ross Ventrone, are essentially special teams players so it makes sense that Pittsburgh will likely try to re-sign soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Robert Golden during the coming weeks in addition to drafting a safety in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Knowing that the Steelers will more than likely want to re-sign Golden, who played 390 total defensive snaps in 2015, in addition to being a core special teams player, we will now have a look at his current market value.