Teams in need of a cornerback will want to answer the phone when they get calls from a Cleveland area code. The Browns are aggressively trying to trade Joe Haden, multiple teams tell Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). He adds that the Browns are “very motivated” to move his contract.
Haden is no stranger to trade rumors as the Browns explored moving him prior to last year’s trade deadline. The Saints were among the inquiring clubs, but the asking price was ultimately too rich for their blood.
Haden was limited to five games in 2015 but he gutted out a painful groin injury last year and appeared in 13 contests. The two-time Pro Bowler finished out with 48 tackles and three interceptions. For what it’s worth, the advanced metrics at Pro Football Focus only ranked him as the No. 88 corner in the league last year out of 110 qualified players. In his best years, Haden profiled as a Top 10-20 CB.
Plenty of teams would be happy to acquire Haden and see what he can offer, but his contract will be a stumbling block in talks. The 28-year-old is due to make $11.1MM this season and is under contract through 2019.
Pittsburgh needs to go after him. They have no good CB’s behind Burns
That would actually be really interesting to see Haden in Pittsburgh but I don’t see it happening. They are still talking contract extensions with Bell, Gilbert, Tuitt and others, and they couldn’t both take on Haden’s contract and work those deals out. Besides, I sort of doubt Cleveland would trade Haden within their won division.
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That is a great fit right there assuming he fits their defensive scheme.
The one where you cover WR’s?
Some teams play more press and man to man, some play more zone or Cover 2. Not all players fit all schemes. And some fans know this.
Do you think the Eagles would be interested? I know their cap space is low.
What about the Cardinals? Haden and Peterson would be a nice pair.
Niners need a veteran corner. And they have the cap space to eat that contract.
Not a fit
Wonder if the colts would trade for him after Vernon Davis going down
Packers since we always trade out of the first round of every draft anyways .. Plus we always get hit with a slew of injuries so we end up starting the young undrafted free agent from northern south Devry state technical university