There probably won’t be a reunion for the Giants and Markus Golden. The linebacker’s asking price has scared away the incumbent G-Men – and other pass rushing clubs – leaving him in no-man’s land in the latter stages of free agency, ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan hears. 
After notching ten sacks in 2019, Golden expected lavish offers in free agency. However, sounds like he’ll have to temper his expectations before finding a home.
“[He’s asking for] too much money,” sources have told Raanan.
Golden showed that he’s back in full force with a performances reminiscent of his best days in Arizona, before the serious knee injury in 2017. He placed sixth in the league in quarterback hits (27) and placed in the top 15 with 13 tackles for a loss. A deeper look, however, reveals some warts – ranked just 73rd among edge rushers with 26 total pressures, an indication that his sack total may have been something of a fluke.
In the last few weeks, the Giants have signed outside linebacker Kyler Fackrell and it doesn’t sound like they’re looking to make any sort of edge rush splash beyond that. Jadeveon Clowney, who also overestimated his market, is not on the Giants’ radar either, according to Raanan. Instead, they’re likely to focus on cheaper options like Cameron Wake, Jabaal Sheard, and Vinny Curry.
Zach, I believe Cameron Wake has retired.
Sorry bud. His agent came out a couple weeks ago and said that Wake hasn’t retired.
That’s too bad was hoping he’d come back. He was one of the few bright spots on the roster
How could the number of qb hits be higher than the number of pressures. Wouldn’t hitting the qb be putting pressure on him. Advanced stats are questionable sometimes
I may be wrong, but I believe they are a separate stat.
Kind of like in baseball how one could have a lower obp than batting avg.
This is anecdotal, but I was not impressed with Golden at all last year. If you watched him play, you know his sack numbers were inflated by coverage sacks and plays breaking down. A couple of his sacks were QBs practically walking into him due to pressure from other rushers.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s around average or slightly above it. But I wouldn’t expect him to duplicate his sack numbers next year. I’d peg him around 5.
Agreed, as a LB he was average at best and some of his sacks did come as a result of plays that broke down or coverage sacks.
He also benefited from a defensive coordinator that helped put him in position to excel…different story with this years coordinator.
Pretty much one dimensional player who doesn’t raise the level of performance around him. Pass G-Men!