PRO (132-123/1-1): Signed two-year extension with the Steelers on September 1, 2019…signed a three-year contract with the Steelers on August 31, 2017…released by the Cleveland Browns on August 30, 2017…placed on Browns' Reserved/Injured list on December 14, 2015…re-signed a five-year extension with the Browns on May 13, 2014…NFL suspension was lifted on October 8, 2012…placed on the Browns' Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner List on September 10, 2012…originally drafted by the Browns in the first-round (7th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
2019 (16-16/0-0): Started all 16 games…recorded 65 tackles (59 solo), 17 passes defensed and 5 interceptions…has registered at least 3 passes defended in a single game 13 times in his career…his 5 interceptions in 2019 tied for fourth most in the League.
COLLEGE: Started all 40 career games at the University of Florida (2007-09) before entering the NFL prior to his senior season…recorded 218 tackles, 3.5 sacks and eight interceptions for 166 yards…added 34 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal…in his final season, was a unanimous first-team All-American, first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the top defensive back in college football…tied for third on the team with 68 tackles, while adding 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, four interceptions and 5 special teams tackles in 2009…helped the Gators own the fourth-best pass defense in the nation (152.8 yards per game)…earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2008, after ranking second on the team with a career-high 87 tackles, 0.5 sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one blocked kick and three interceptions…returned an interception 88 yards to tie for the fourth-longest interception return in team history…after two position changes (from QB to WR to DB) prior to playing in his first collegiate contest, he became the first true freshman in Florida history to start at cornerback in his first career game…earned Freshman All-America first-team and SEC All-Freshman team honors after recording 63 tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception…sociology major.
PERSONAL: Native of Fort Washington, Md…son of Joe and Zakiya Haden…the oldest of five brothers, whose names all begin with the letter J (Josh, Jordan, Jacob and Jonathon)…was the first college football player in his family, as two of his younger brothers (Josh and Jordan) played collegiately at the University of Toledo…younger brother, Jacob, is a Special Olympics athlete…attended Friendly (Md.) HS…a four-year starter at quarterback who set a Maryland public school record with 7,371 career passing yards, while tying the career mark for touchdown passes with 80…passed for 2,783 yards with 38 touchdowns, while rushing for 899…active in the Cleveland community and founded the "Haden Nation" ticket program, which provided tickets, apparel and food for the Children's Hunger Alliance and Fatima Family Center…promptly made a charitable donation to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, helping provide 40,000 meals for families in Northeast Ohio area after signing his contract extension with the Browns through the 2019 season…founder of the Joe Haden Elite Football Experience sports camp benefitting boys grades 3-8…has a foundation in memory of his grandmother called Aunt Berta which benefits kids in need…hosted a celebrity softball tournament in 2014 and 2015 with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics, local youth sports and educational programs…interacts with fans through his social media account, where he has provided meals at restaurants, sponsored youth leagues and attended the Independence High School prom in 2012…has more than 1,200 pairs of shoes in his collection, lists his favorite pair as Nike Air Mag, which was the shoe Marty McFly wore during the movie Back to the Future II…married his wife Sarah in 2013…the couple welcomed their first son, Joe, in September of 2016 and their second son, Jett, in January of 2018…full name: Joseph Walter Haden III.
