Joseph Walter Haden III was born on April 14,1989 and is a former American football cornerback who played twelve seasons in the National Football League.
47 Facts About Joe Haden
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Joe Haden played college football for the University of Florida, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team.
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Joe Haden was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft and played for them for seven seasons.
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Joe Haden played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for five seasons.
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Joe Haden attended Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Maryland, where he played safety and quarterback for the Friendly Patriots high school football team.
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Joe Haden set the Maryland state record with 7,371 career passing yards and tied the record for touchdown passes with 80.
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Joe Haden was first discovered as an MVP at the National Underclassmen Combine camp in New Jersey alongside current NFL quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
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Joe Haden was selected to play in the first Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
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Joe Haden chose Florida over offers from Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Tennessee.
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Joe Haden accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2009.
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Joe Haden became the first true freshman to start a game at cornerback for the Gators on opening day, and finished the season with 63 tackles and an interception.
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Joe Haden was recognized as a freshman All-American by the Sporting News and Collegefootballnews.
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Joe Haden shared the Gators' most valuable player award with quarterback Tim Tebow, and was named the National Defensive Player of the Year by the Sporting News.
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Joe Haden decided to forgo his senior season at Florida and enter the NFL Draft.
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Joe Haden received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills.
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Joe Haden disappointed scouts with a 4.52-second time in the 40-yard dash, which is average for an NFL cornerback, but it was later revealed he had a sore back at that time.
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Joe Haden was able to shorten his time in all, running a 4.43 in the 40-yard dash, a 2.60 in the 20, and a 1.53 in the ten-yard dash.
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Joe Haden entered training camp competing with Sheldon Brown and Eric Wright for a starting cornerback position.
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Joe Haden was named the third cornerback on the depth chart behind Brown and Wright to begin the regular season.
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Joe Haden earned his first start during the game as the Browns' kick returner.
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Joe Haden became the first Browns player since 1968 to intercept a pass in four consecutive games.
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Joe Haden finished his rookie season with 64 combined tackles, 6 interceptions and one forced fumble.
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Joe Haden entered 2011 as the starting cornerback, alongside Sheldon Brown.
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Joe Haden finished the season with a total of 65 combined tackles, 19 pass deflections, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.
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On September 10,2012, the NFL announced that Joe Haden would receive a four-game suspension after testing positive for Adderall.
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Joe Haden completed the season with 51 combined tackles, 10 pass deflections, and three interceptions in 11 games and 11 starts.
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In Week 3, Joe Haden recorded a season-high eight combined tackles and deflected a pass during a victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
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On December 27,2013, Joe Haden was selected for his first Pro Bowl.
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On January 3,2014, Joe Haden received his first All-Pro selection, making the second team.
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Joe Haden finished the 2013 season with 54 combined tackles, 20 pass deflections, four interceptions, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Joe Haden finished the season with a career-high 73 combined tackles, 20 pass deflections, and three interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Joe Haden began the 2015 season as the Browns' starting corner, along with Tramon Williams.
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On October 13,2015, it was reported that Joe Haden had suffered a groin injury during practice.
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On December 14,2015, Joe Haden was placed on injured reserve with a concussion, ending his season.
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Joe Haden finished the season with 22 combined tackles and two pass deflections while starting only five games and playing in five.
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Joe Haden finished the season with a total of 48 combined tackle, 11 pass deflections, and three interceptions in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Joe Haden reportedly turned down multiple richer contract offers from other teams.
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Unable to acquire jersey number 23 from starting strong safety Mike Mitchell, Joe Haden switched his jersey number to 21 in honor of Deion Sanders after purchasing the number from Robert Golden.
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Joe Haden was named the starting left cornerback opposite Artie Burns to begin the regular season.
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Joe Haden earned his first start with the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season-opener against his former team, the Browns.
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Joe Haden finished the 2017 season with 20 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, a sack, and an interception in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Joe Haden received an overall grade of 70.9 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 38th highest grade among all qualifying corner backs.
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On September 1,2019, Joe Haden signed a two-year, $22 million contract extension with the Steelers through the 2021 season.
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On January 15,2020, Joe Haden was named to the 2020 Pro Bowl as a replacement for Marcus Peters.
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On September 21,2022, Joe Haden announced his retirement and signed a one-day contract with the Cleveland Browns.
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Joe Haden is the eldest of five boys; his brother Josh was a running back for Boston College, his brother Jordan played safety for Toledo, and his brother Jonathan played running back for UAB.
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On June 29,2013, Joe Haden married Sarah Mahmoodshahi in Miami Beach, Florida.