TAMPA -- The crack of the pads made Joe Haden feel like he was back in the game.
Now, as a leader of a retooled Browns defense, the Pro Bowl cornerback is ready for the next step in both his personal recovery and the recovery of a unit that wants to fix all that went wrong Friday against the Buccaneers in time for the Sept. 11 season opener at Philadelphia.
Haden took the field for the first time since early November and played multiple series in Friday’s 30-13 loss to the Buccaneers.