Arizona Cardinals sign Markus Golden, Rodney Gunter to four-year contracts
May 13, 2015, 1:58 PM | Updated: 2:07 pm
The Arizona Cardinals announced Wednesday the signings of 2015 NFL Draft picks Rodney Gunter and Markus Golden to four-year deals.
Golden, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound linebacker out of Missouri, was picked up in the second round (58th overall) by the Cardinals. He played in 39 career games with the Tigers (three seasons) and had 143 total tackles, 16.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and an interception. He was a second-team All-SEC selection last season.
Gunter, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound defensive end out of Delaware State, was a four-year starter and three-time All-MEAC selection after totaling 188 tackles, 18 sacks, 37 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He also led Delaware State in sacks during his last three seasons, and had seven sacks in 2014.
