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"Last season it put it perspective for me big time that it can be gone so fast,Jerseys From China," he said. "Next year will be my eighth year. I'm not getting any younger. .. I mean everything that we've been through, especially with my rehab and stuff.
Coming off a two-interception game against Baltimore, a performance that seemed to signal his return after he missed 11 games in 2015 with concussions, Haden injured his left groin in practice and sat out Cleveland's Sept. 25 game at Miami. He returned and played against Washington and New England the following two weeks, but then hurt his right groin before the Browns visited Tennessee on Oct. 16 and missed two more games.
Once outstanding, he's been ordinary.
Despite the injuries, Haden has stayed on the field as the Browns (0-14) struggle through the worst season in franchise history. It would have been easy for Haden to shut down weeks ago,Wholesale Jerseys China, but he didn't want to abandon his teammates.
On Thursday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Haden explained why he's not been himself.
"I mean, I love ball," he said. "I want to win. I want to win really bad. I want to win with my guys, and I feel like with me out there,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, it gives us the best chance to do so, and I don't want to cut them short."
"I'm out there playing, so it's no excuses," he said. "When you're out there you've got to be able to play at a top level."
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Haden hasn't been playing like Joe Haden this season, raising suspicions about the Browns' two-time Pro Bowl cornerback.
"I'm in a different place. I'm with a different perspective. I just want to be with my dudes. For them to vote me as a captain, I feel like I have an obligation to them to make sure I'm out there and doing what I can do."
Haden said missing so much time last year — he had injuries to his ribs, a finger, ankle and two concussions — changed the way he views his profession.
Asked about his excitement in possibly playing in this year's Pro Bowl as an alternate,Cheap NHL Jerseys China, Haden revealed that he has been battling two groin injuries for several weeks and that he will undergo surgeries shortly after the season finale against Pittsburgh.
He underwent a procedure on his ankle in March and missed the Browns' offseason training program. He came back earlier than expected and didn't make his debut at camp until August.
Since then, he's been getting treatment and doing all he can to keep playing. Haden thanked Cleveland's training staff for helping manage the injuries, but he refuses to use them as reasons that his play has not been up to his usual standards.
This will be the second straight offseason in which Haden has needed surgery.
The seven-year veteran said he should be fully recovered from the operations in two months. |
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