Browns release Joe Haden

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden practices before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. Coach Hue Jackson isn’t denying a report that the Cleveland Browns are attempting to trade cornerback Joe Haden. Jackson says he wants the two-time Pro Bowler on his defense, but he deferred to Sashi Brown, the team’s top front-office executive, to make decisions that help the Browns, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden practices before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. Coach Hue Jackson isn’t denying a report that the Cleveland Browns are attempting to trade cornerback Joe Haden. Jackson says he wants the two-time Pro Bowler on his defense, but he deferred to Sashi Brown, the team’s top front-office executive, to make decisions that help the Browns, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

The Cleveland Browns released veteran cornerback Joe Haden on Wednesday.

“We want to thank Joe for all he has done for this organization both on and off the field,” said Browns Executive Vice President of Football Operations Sashi Brown. “He has been a great teammate and a true asset to the Cleveland community. These are very difficult decisions, we have the utmost respect for Joe and in my eyes, he will always be a Cleveland Brown.”

“Joe gave everything he had for the Cleveland Browns and that’s all you can ask for as a coach,” Browns coach Hue Jackson. “He was a leader on and off the field. I wish him all the best as he continues his career.”

Haden, a two-time Pro Bowler, was a first-round pick in 2010.

You can hear analysis on the move from the Cleveland Browns Radio Network tonight at 11 on AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO.

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