Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden is entering the final year of his contract and has made it clear that he would like a new contract to stay with the Steelers.

There has been a lot of talk about what the Steelers will do with Haden, and according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN the two sides have discussed a new contract, and the former Cleveland Browns star is optimistic that a deal will get done.

Haden signed a three year deal with the Steelers after the Browns released him a couple of years ago and this year he is scheduled to make a base salary of $10 million.

Haden is 30 years old but has still been a substantial part of the Steelers defense and has talked about how much he loves playing in the black and yellow.

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Haden has arrived at camp and is excited about what the team can do, even though not everyone thinks this will be a great year. Haden said a couple of weeks ago via Behind The Steel Curtain that he is excited for the year and trusts Big Ben can have another big year.

Um, I think we’re not at an all-time high. There’s not a lot of people who do believe in us, but, you know, I love Ben [Roethlisberger], he is a great quarterback still. Coming from Cleveland and going through so many quarterbacks, he and Coach Tomlin were two of the main reasons I came to Pittsburgh. Just the stability, and knowing how good of a coach he is, and knowing how good of a quarterback Ben is.”