UPDATE (4:30 p.m. ET): Joe Haden will remain in the money if he joins the Pittsburgh Steelers.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported details of the contract the Steelers are offering the veteran cornerback.
Steelers are expected to sign former Browns CB Joe Haden to a three-year, $27 million deal, including $7M this year, sources told ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 30, 2017
Haden’s contract and durability concerns were among the chief factors in the Cleveland Browns’ decision to release him.
ORIGINAL STORY: Joe Haden might take his next NFL steps not far from where he took his first ones.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are likely to sign the veteran cornerback, whom the Cleveland Browns released Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Media’s Aditi Kinkhabwala and Ian Rapoport.
Steelers are the favorite to land former Browns CB Joe Haden.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 30, 2017
Hearing #Steelers emerging as possible contender for Joe Haden. Advocates in building think he has plenty game left, advocates like AB. https://t.co/W9GWhLDMZM
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) August 30, 2017
To add to what @AKinkhabwala said on #Steelers & Joe Haden: They were in on Dre Kirkpatrick & Nolan Carroll in FA. Can fill void with Haden
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2017
Haden once was one of the NFL’s premier cornerbacks, but groin injuries limited him to just 18 games over the past two seasons. His burdensome contract and Cleveland’s inability to trade him ultimately prompted the Browns to part ways with him after six seasons.
Pittsburgh had been seeking help at cornerback, and the recommendation Antonio Brown reportedly gave his team about Haden might prove pivotal, as the 28-year-old seeks to re-boot his NFL career.
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