After CB Joe Haden was released by the Cleveland Browns days before the 2017 season began, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t the only team calling his phone. But in the end, Haden decided to stay in-division and compete with Pittsburgh. Now retired, Haden revealed the teams he chose Pittsburgh over.
“Pittsburgh’s hitting me. New Orleans, and Miami. I had three squads that was hitting me,” Haden said as special guest on Johnny Manziel’s Glory Daze podcast.
It didn’t take long for Pittsburgh to seal the deal. On the same day his release from Cleveland became official, the Steelers announced they had signed Haden to a three-year, $27 million deal.