Joe Haden

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Haden spent the past five years with the Steelers, but still has the orange and brown in his blood. Haden, the No.

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After a 12-year career spent in Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Joe Haden is walking away from the game. The former Pro Bowl cornerback plans to retire, ...

[Ryan Shazier](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShazRy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)‘s injury and the controversial [Jesse James](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JameJe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) touchdown overturn re-routed the 13-3 team to the No. Watt](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WattT.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) in 2017, the Steelers made a run at the AFC’s No. [Travon Walker](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkTr03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) signed for this offseason. [Follow @PFRumors](https://twitter.com/PFRumors) Haden angled [for a third Steelers deal last year](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/08/joe-haden-seeking-steelers-extension), but the team moved on via younger, cheaper options this offseason. He arrived during the last draft to feature monster rookie contracts for first-rounders, before the 2011 CBA changed the rookie salary scale, landing a five-year, $40MM deal in 2010. [Joe Haden](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HadeJo99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) is walking away from the game. The Browns attempted to keep the ex-Florida Gator on a reduced salary and made efforts to trade him, but the team’s top corner instead ended up on the open market. 1 corner, Haden made Pro Bowls with the 2013 and ’14 Browns and received his third invite in 2019 — at age 30 — with the Steelers. The short Rust Belt trek produced a three-year, $27MM deal, the first of Haden’s two Steelers agreements. The 33-year-old defender ended his career as a 149-game starter. 7 overall), Haden earned Pro Bowl nods with the Browns and Steelers.

Joe Haden was drafted by the Browns in 2010 and played seven seasons in Cleveland before playing with the Steelers for his final five years.

He played another 68 games for the Steelers, with 67 starts, 10 interceptions and a touchdown. Haden was released in August 2017 with three years left on a five-year extension he had signed in 2014. The cornerback then plans to retire.

Cornerback Joe Haden played for both the Browns and Steelers during his NFL career and he made an announcement a day ahead of a meeting between those two ...

Haden spent five years with Pittsburgh and made another Pro Bowl during that run, but has remained unsigned since the end of the 2021 season. He was released ahead of the 2017 season and quickly signed with the Steelers. Haden announced his retirement on Wednesday.

He spent seven years with Cleveland before signing with rival Pittsburgh, making Pro Bowls with both franchises.

He signed with the Steelers just hours after being released by the Browns and played for the team from ’17 to ’21, making a Pro Bowl in ’19. [ESPN’s Adam Schefter says](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34635020/joe-haden-retiring-cb-signing-one-day-contract-retire-cleveland-browns-sources-say) that Haden will sign a one-day deal to return to the Browns, the team that released him just before the 2017 season. [Joe Haden](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/joe-haden), one of the better cornerbacks in recent NFL history, played the first seven years of his career with the [Browns](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/cleveland-browns) before spending five seasons with the rival Steelers. He went on to be named a second-team All-Pro for the team in ’13, making his first of two Pro Bowls with the Browns that year. [According to Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer](https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1572549641656500229), Cleveland will honor Haden during a game later this season. [Revis, Freeney Among First-Year Pro Football HOF Nominees](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/21/pro-football-hall-of-fame-reveals-first-year-nominees-for-23?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [Tom Brady Rips NFL’s Suspension of Mike Evans As ‘Ridiculous’](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/21/tom-brady-rips-nfl-suspension-mike-evans-ridiculous-tampa-bay-buccaneers?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [Bills’ Dane Jackson Speaks Out After Terrifying Injury During ‘MNF’](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/20/bills-dane-jackson-speaks-out-after-neck-injury-during-mnf?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story)

The now 33-year-old was selected No. 7 overall by the Browns in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Florida. He played for the organization through the 2016 season and ...

[NFL Draft](/nfl/draft) out of Florida. He also spent the latter half of his career with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/PIT/pittsburgh-steelers/). Haden also plans to sign a one-day contract with the [Cleveland Browns](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/CLE/cleveland-browns/) to officially retire as a member of the franchise.

El tres veces seleccionado al Pro Bowl despide así una trayectoria productiva de 12 años en la NFL.

Fue seleccionado a tres Pro Bowls, y una vez incluido en el segundo equipo All-Pro. Actualmente, Haden era un agente libre después de que Pittsburgh decidiera no renovarle contrato para la temporada regular del 2022. Haden, de 33 años de edad, había pasado las temporadas del 2017 al 2021 con la defensiva de los Steelers, luego de que fuera dejado en libertad por los Browns.

BEREA -- Defensive coordinator Ray Horton expects more from No. 1 cornerback Joe Haden. Joe Haden was once known as Mr. Cleveland. It's only fitting he'll ...

These are very difficult decisions, we have the utmost respect for Joe and in my eyes, he will always be a Cleveland Brown.” He quickly landed in Pittsburgh on a three-year, $27 million contract and had a strong second act to his career. My God doesn’t make mistakes and I know the future is bright!”