Steelers Sign Former Browns CB Joe Haden
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers say they have signed former Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden to a three-year contract.
Haden will make his Steelers debut against his old team when the regular season begins on Sept. 10 in Cleveland.
Welcome to Pittsburgh, @joehaden23‼️#official pic.twitter.com/6n7zjzVem3
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 31, 2017
According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the contract is worth $27 million.
The #Steelers are signing CB Joe Haden to a 3-year, $27m contract, source said. $7m guaranteed in year 1.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2017
The #Browns offered to cut CB Joe Haden's pay from $11M to $7M, source said. He ends up making exactly that with the #Steelers in year 1.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2017
The Browns released Haden early Wednesday. He was their first-round draft pick in 2010.
CBSSports.com had reported that the Browns were "aggressively trying to trade" Haden, a two-time Pro Bowler who had been slowed by injuries the past two seasons.
The 28-year-old Haden has played in only 18 games over the past two seasons because of injuries. He underwent surgery during the offseason to repair a groin injury that severely limited him in 2016.