FANTASY FOOTBALL NFL PLAYERS

Posted: 11/16/2012 12:43pm et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden (oblique) missed practice Friday, Nov. 16, and will be a game-time decision for Week 11.

Huddle Up: Cleveland has had a quietly solid defense since Haden returned from suspension, so this is big news for the Browns. It is even bigger fantasy news for Dez Bryant's and/or Miles Austin's potential output this weekend. Check Haden's status over the weekend.

Posted: 10/11/2012 12:20pm et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden returns from his suspension in Week 6, and he is looking forward to lining up against Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green. Haden's suspension began in Week 2, when the Browns played the Bengals in Cincinnati. Green had seven catches for 58 yards and a touchdown; however, Haden's absence had a domino effect on the secondary that resulted in three touchdown passes for QB Andy Dalton. Green had big plays in both games against the Browns last season, and Haden is looking for payback. "I definitely feel like (I owe him one)," Haden said. "I honestly put him with the top--no, at the top--of the receivers I've played against. Because he does a little bit of everything. I've played against Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson, Calvin Johnson. I like A.J. (ahead of them)."

Huddle Up: Green has been the best wideout in fantasy football thus far this year, but a date with his long-time nemesis is bound to keep his numbers a little more in check. Still, the track record suggests A.J. will hit on at least one big play--more than enough upside to keep Green in your lineup despite the matchup.

Posted: 10/9/2012 11:44am et

Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurmur said Monday, Oct. 8, that he will plug CB Joe Haden back into the lineup in Week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Haden's served the last of his four-game suspension in Week 5.

Huddle Up: Haden missed the earlier loss to Cincinnati, when A.J. Green caught seven balls for 58 yards and a touchdown. Those numbers weren't significantly different than the 1-41-1 or 3-110 Green put up on Haden and the Browns last year, but that matchup will definitely be the marquee battle in this contest.

Posted: 10/8/2012 3:33pm et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden returned to the team Monday, Oct. 8, after finishing up his four-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. The Browns are 0-5 this season as the league's only winless team.

Huddle Up: The party's over for WR#1's going forward. Hopefully Haden can keep it clean and stay on the field.

Posted: 9/10/2012 7:28pm et

The NFL has suspended Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden four games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.

Huddle Up: A tough break for the beleaguered Browns, who now will be without their top cover corner for a quarter of the season. Haden had six tackles, a pass defensed and one of the team's four interceptions in Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Eagles.

Posted: 9/4/2012 11:17am et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden said Monday, Sept. 3, that he still has "no idea" if he will play in the team's Week 1 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Haden reportedly failed a drug test, and he faces a possible suspension.

Huddle Up: Haden reportedly tested positive for Adderall and is appealing the four-game suspension. If the Browns don't hear by Tuesday, Haden should be good to go in Week 1--bad news for fantasy owners of Jeremy Maclin and DeSean Jackson.

Posted: 8/29/2012 12:09am et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden could be suspended for the first four games of the season after testing positive for Adderall, an NFL banned substance used to treat ADHD.

Huddle Up: Despite going without an interception last season, Haden is unquestionably Cleveland's top cover CB, and his absence would be a bitter blow for a defense which was a surprising No. 2 against the pass last season.

Posted: 8/22/2012 7:20pm et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden returned for the Browns' afternoon practice after getting kicked out of the morning practice Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Huddle Up: It hasn't been the best of Augusts for one of the Browns' top players. Earlier this month, Haden tested positive for the NFL-banned prescription drug Adderall and is likely to begin the season on suspension, although there's been no official word from the NFL office. On Wednesday, the team's final day of camp, Browns coach Pat Shurmur thought Haden was getting too physical with his offensive teammates and told the CB to leave practice.

Posted: 8/8/2012 10:13pm et

Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden could be facing a four-game suspension for failing a drug test for Adderall, which is considered a banned substance. The league is reviewing the failed test.

Huddle Up: Haden is one of the three best players on the team, either side of the ball. Not good. Here are the first four QBs to possibly face a Haden-less Browns secondary in Weeks 1-4: Michael Vick, Andy Dalton, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Joe Flacco.