Steelers & CB Joe Haden Making Progress On Two-Year Extension

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Steelers and veteran CB Joe Haden are making progress on a two-year contract extension.

According to Fowler, both parties have exchanged proposals as part of ongoing negotiations.

There appears to be some hope that a deal could be in place before the start of the regular season, but clearly there is still more work to be done. 

Haden, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Browns back in 2010. He was in the fourth year of his six-year, $74.678 million contract when the Browns officially cut him loose coming out of the preseason in 2017.

It didn’t take long for Haden to reach an agreement with the Steelers on a three-year, $27 million contract. He’ll make a base salary of $10 million for the 2019 season. 

In 2018, Haden played 15 games for the Steelers and recorded 63 tackles, one forced fumble, two interceptions and 12 pass defenses for the Steelers. Pro Football Focus had him rated as the No. 37 cornerback out of 112 qualifying players.

We’ll have more regarding Haden as the news is available.