Top 10 all-time best Cleveland Browns players since ’99
By John Suchan
No. 6 all-time Cleveland Browns player since 1999 – Joe Haden, CB
Joe Haden was the new-age Brown’s first real legitimate star in the secondary and for many seasons, he did things for his team that no one else could.
He was drafted No. 7 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Florida. The former Gator cornerback was expected to do big things in Cleveland, and he didn’t disappoint. He started his rookie campaign by intercepting six passes, forcing a fumble, recording 64 tackles, and having 18 pass deflections.
During that first season, Haden had a string of four straight games where he picked off the quarterback. For his career in Cleveland, he ended up grabbing 19 interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.
He also forced seven fumbles and recovered six of them. He made two Pro Bowls in 2013 and 2014 as a member of the Browns. For his career, which included a stint as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he finished with 155 passes defended which is ranked No. 7 in NFL history.
The move by Haden to go to the Steelers in the latter half of his career surprised some Browns fans because of the rivalry between the two teams but despite that move, Haden was one of the best cornerbacks to play in Cleveland.