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Steelers make flurry of moves, host veteran edge rusher

By Aaron Becker | Last updated 5/23/23

The Steelers' busy offseason continued Tuesday as the team made several roster moves to start the week.

Pittsburgh announced Monday that the team signed LB Toby Ndukwe and released LB Tae Crowder, LB Emeke Egbule and RB Master Teague, all of whom joined the team at some point in 2022.

Once official, the Steelers will be down to 87 players on their 90-man roster, which means they are not done adding players yet, and the team may be already eyeing its next addition.

Pittsburgh is hosting veteran edge rusher Marcus Golden, who is entering his ninth year in the NFL, Tuesday.

Markus Golden is visiting the #Steelers today, sources tell @theScore.

The veteran pass rusher has recorded three seasons with at least 10 sacks. He also racked up 4 FF during the 2021 season with the #AZCardinals.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 23, 2023

Golden, who is 32, didn't miss a game in 2022, totaling 48 tackles and 2.5 sacks. However, it was a down year after posting 11 sacks in 2021.

The veteran will need to prove he still has gas left in the tank on his third team since entering the league as a second-round pick of the Cardinals in 2015. Golden has also spent time with the Giants.

The Steelers could use some better depth at the position as they've only added LB Nick Herbig, whom they selected in the fourth-round of the 2023 NFL Draft, to play behind linebackers T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.

The move would make sense as Golden, along with Watt and Highsmith, could help develop Herbig and build upon Pittsburgh's already impressive unit.

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