Alfred James Golden Jr.[1] (born July 4, 1969) is an American 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 23, 2025 · Golden, 55, previously served as the Bengals' linebackers coach from 2020-21, before spending the past three seasons ('22-24) as defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame.

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

5 days ago · Al Golden was reflective on his three seasons at Notre Dame during his introductory press conference with the Cincinnati Bengals.

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. Head coach Zac Taylor fired Lou Anarumo immediately after the season and ...

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

Jan 23, 2025 · The Golden Age of the Bengals defense began Thursday when head coach Zac Taylor filled his defensive coordinator job with Al Golden.

Jan 21, 2025 · Bengals coach Zac Taylor is extremely familiar with Golden, who served as the Bengals linebackers coach for two seasons (2020-21) before taking the defensive coordinator job at Notre Dame.

Jan 7, 2025 · Golden — the Notre Dame defensive coordinator — will help guide the Fighting Irish (13-1) into the College Football Playoff national semifinals on Thursday night, when they take on the Nittany Lions (13-2).