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Current Contract
Markus Golden signed a 1 year, $3,750,000 contract with the New York Giants, including $2,225,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,750,000.
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,750,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,750,000 Total Guarantees $2,225,000 Guaranteed at Signing $2,225,000 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Roster Workout Misc. Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash 2019 28 $975,000 $2,750,000 $25,000 $1,000,000 $4,750,000 $2,250,000 $4,750,000($4,750,000) Pre-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2019 Cap Savings: $2,500,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $1,275,000 2019 Cap Savings: $3,475,000 Post-6/1 Release 2019 Dead Cap: $2,250,000 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2019 Cap Savings: $2,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2019 Dead Cap: $1,275,000 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2019 Cap Savings: $3,475,000 2020 29 $2,651,319 - - $1,000,000 $3,651,319 $2,651,319 $2,651,319($7,401,319) Pre-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $2,651,319 2020 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $3,651,319 Post-6/1 Release 2020 Dead Cap: $2,651,319 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2020 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Dead Cap: $0 2020 Cap Savings: $3,651,319 2021 30 UFA Contract Notes:- $2.225M guaranteed (roster bonus + 2019 salary)
- 2019 Roster Bonus: $1.25M (guaranteed)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $93,750 ($1.5M, 11 LTBE)
- Workout Bonus: $25,000
Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Current Dead Contracts
Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash 2020 $1,446,181 - - $1,446,181 $1,446,181($1,446,181)
Previous Contracts
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2015-2018Entry Level
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $3,918,330 Signing Bonus $1,109,695 Average Salary $979,583 Total Guarantees $1,722,802 Guaranteed at Signing $1,722,802 Free Agent: 2019 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2015 $435,000 $1,109,695 - - - - $147,122 $1,691,817 2016 $613,106 - - - - - - $613,106 2017 $791,212 - - - - - - $791,212 2018 $969,318 - - - - - - $969,318 2019 $975,000 - $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,000,000 $4,750,000 2020 $2,651,319 - - - - - - $2,651,319 2020 $1,446,181 - - - - - - $1,446,181 6 seasons $7,881,136 $1,109,695 $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,147,122 $12,912,953 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 5 seasons $5,459,955 $1,109,695 - - - - $147,122 $6,716,772 2 seasons $2,421,181 - $2,750,000 $25,000 - - $1,000,000 $6,196,181 -
Fines
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12/23/2016, $9,115
Excessice facemask against Andrus Peat (NO)
TOTAL: $9,115
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Transactions
Oct 23 2020Traded to Arizona (ARI) from New York (NYG) for 2021 6th round pickMar 14 2019Signed a 1 year $3.75 million contract with New York (NYG)Dec 23 2016Fined $9,115 Excessice facemask against Andrus Peat (NO)May 14 2015Signed a 4 year $3.918 million contract with Arizona (ARI)May 1 2015Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#58 overall) -
2021 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Markus Golden ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
Cap Hit ($0) Rank NFL: # Arizona Cardinals: # Outside Linebacker: #
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2020 ARI 16 16 9 590 53.3 4.5 33 17 16 1 1 2019 NYG 16 16 16 939 82.7 10 72 37 35 2018 ARI 11 11 11 393 35.2 2.5 29 25 4 2017 ARI 4 4 4 230 21.7 11 11 2016 ARI 16 16 3 761 70.9 12.5 51 41 10 4 2015 ARI 15 15 6 518 49.5 4 31 20 10 2 Totals 78 78 49 3,431 - 34 227 151 75 7 1