Joe Haden's Base Salary of $10.1 Million Becomes Fully Guaranteed Today

Not that there was ever any doubt, but the team's new front office won't be looking to dump CB Joe Haden, whose entire base salary of $10.1 million became fully guaranteed today, according to Joel Corry of CBS Sports:

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden’s $10.1M 2016 base salary is fully guaranteed today. It was guaranteed for injury at signing.

— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) February 10, 2016

Earlier today, we discussed how the Cleveland Browns have an estimated $35.99 million in available cap space. Haden has the highest cap hit of any player on the Browns in 2016 at $13.4 million, followed by LT Joe Thomas ($9.5 million), SS Donte Whitner ($8.45 million) and WR Dwayne Bowe ($8 million -- DEAR GOD!).

Haden is looking to rebound off of the worst season in his career -- and it wasn't just bad by his standards, it was bad by NFL standards:

Passer rating surrendered by Joe Haden over last 3 seasons:
'13: 75.2
'14: 75.9
'15: 158.2 (perfect is 158.3).
A healthy '16 is huge

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) February 9, 2016

Haden is under contract through 2019, and his cap hit in 2017 is $14.4 million. At this point in time, we can't fathom the team needing to cut him next offseason. However, if he does have an awful season for the second year in a row and another young cornerback steps up, you never know.