Alfred James Golden Jr.[1] (born July 4, 1969) is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head football coach for the Temple Owls from 2006 to 2010 and the Miami Hurricanes from 2011 to 2015.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Cincinnati Bengals continued their busy offseason with the introduction of newly-hired defensive coordinator, Al Golden, formerly of Notre Dame.

Jan 22, 2025 · Following the now-concluded regime of former Bengals coordinator Lou Anarumo, Golden returns to Cincinnati a rejuvenated coach following a highly successful period as defensive coordinator of...

Jan 27, 2025 · New Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden is back in Cincinnati. After the contract was signed, we got to hear more from Golden about what brought him back to Cincinnati during an interview...

Jan 23, 2025 · Al Golden’s return to the Cincinnati Bengals was made official Thursday, with the franchise announcing he was hired as defensive coordinator.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Cincinnati Bengals made the hire of Al Golden as the team's new defensive coordinator official on Thursday afternoon.

Jan 23, 2025 · Al Golden agreed to return to Cincinnati on Wednesday after three seasons as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. The Bengals announced the hiring Thursday. Golden was the Bengals linebackers...

Jan 22, 2025 · Golden is no stranger to Cincinnati nor head coach Zac Taylor. Before arriving at Notre Dame in 2022, Golden worked as the Bengals linebackers coach from 2020 through 2021.

Jan 22, 2025 · Golden will return to Cincinnati as the defensive coordinator, after a previous stint as the linebackers coach in 2020 and 2021, where he helped lead the Bengals to the Super Bowl during the...

Jan 24, 2025 · After serving as the head coach at Temple (2006-10), leading the Owls to their first bowl game in 30 years, and Miami (2011-15), Golden, got his first NFL coaching job in 2016 when he was hired as ...