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Cornerback Joe Haden is looking out out for an
extension from the Pittsburgh Steelers as he heads into the closing
season of his two-year, $22.4 million contract.
“Joe desires to enact his profession with
the Steelers if probably,” Drew Rosenhaus, Haden’s agent, advised
ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Haden, 32, has spent the previous four
years in Pittsburgh after starting up his profession with seven seasons as a
member of the AFC North rival Cleveland Browns.
The three-time Official Bowl replace is
coming off a 2020 campaign where he recorded 52 total tackles, 12
passes defended, two interceptions and a touchdown across 14 games.
He obtained a stable, albeit unspectacular, 66.6 total grade from
Official Soccer Focal point.
He ranks fifth in the NFL with 29
interceptions since he entered the league as a first-round snatch in
the 2010 draft out of the College of Florida.
Haden confirmed Monday he desired to
remain with the Steelers however understood the entrance office’s desire to first procure a brand novel deal done with celeb edge-rusher T.J. Watt.
“I would comparatively non-public a contract [for]
extra than this year because I try to forestall my profession right here,” he advised
Tag Kaboly of The Athletic. “We are able to stare what happens, however we desire
to procure T.J. Watt signed first, obviously. He’s the essential priority.”
Haden figures to play a essential position
for the Pittsburgh protection in 2021 with the crew’s other prime two
corners from final season, Mike Hilton and Steven Nelson, having
departed in free agency to signal with the Cincinnati Bengals and
Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.
Offered that, the Maryland native would possibly perhaps perhaps well additionally
wager on himself inserting together a solid statistical season and
expose one extra lucrative contract next offseason in free agency.
As a replace, it sounds fancy Haden would
snatch an extension now to remain with the Steelers till he is ready
to dangle up his cleats for real.
Pittsburgh, which posted a 12-4 story
in 2020, kicks off the long-established season Sept. 12 when it visits the
Buffalo Payments in a high-profile AFC showdown.
