July 28, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Former Nittany Lion Malik Golden signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday afternoon, the team announced. The Steelers are in training camp in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. With Golden, the Nittany Lions now have five members of the 2016 squad that were drafted or signed by NFL teams.
Golden started 13 games and had a career-high 75 tackles as a senior. He also accounted for 6.0 tackles for loss, an interception and three pass breakups. Golden posted nine games with six or more tackles last season, including a personal-best 11 stops at Michigan. He started his career in the Blue & White as a wide receiver and moved to safety prior to the start of his redshirt freshman season. The native of Hartford, Connecticut graduated with a degree in telecommunications in December 2015 and added a second degree in journalism in December 2016. He interned at local radio station B94.5 during the summer of 2016.
The Nittany Lions' home schedule features a trio of non-conference games, including Pitt's first visit to Beaver Stadium since 1999. The Nittany Lions open the season against Akron (Sept. 2; noon) and face Pitt (Sept. 9; 3:30 p.m.) and Georgia State (Sept. 16) in a three-game homestand to start the year. In Big Ten play, Penn State welcomes Indiana (Sept. 30), Michigan (Oct. 21), Rutgers (Nov. 11; noon - Homecoming) and Nebraska (Nov. 18) to Happy Valley.
More than 8,900 new season tickets have been sold for the 2017 Penn State football season presented by PSECU. The public single-game ticket sale opens Tuesday, July 11. For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing new 2017 season tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 9 a.m-4:30 p.m.