It might not seem like a lot, but locker room real estate is a pretty big deal when it comes to intrateam relations and, dare I say, politics. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, cornerback Joe Haden had hardly gotten to settle in before he started playing. He was kind of a mercenary, even though he’d signed on to a three-year deal.
That has changed this offseason, he said, with big changes making it feel more like a place in which he belongs. A new locker, a new number, a bigger place for his shoes. Haden is claiming not only his territory for his role in the Steelers’ locker room.