No one is happier to be in the playoffs than Joe Haden. And all it took was the Cleveland Browns giving up on him, assuming his career was over.
As many Steelers fans have uttered before: thank you Cleveland.
While Haden has always spoken highly of the people and fans of Cleveland and generally toed the line of not being a disgruntled ex-player, he did let a little honesty slip out in Greg Bishop’s deep dive into the locker room that focused around Ryan Shazier.
Haden recalls the Browns telling him they no longer viewed him as a top-five corner and said he needed to take a paycut to remain with the team.