BEREA — Bored and killing time during the NFL lockout, Browns cornerback Joe Haden was wandering around a local shopping mall when he decided to see if some friends wanted to meet for lunch.
So, he logged into his Twitter account and Haden told his followers — any of the 50,000 who could make it — to meet him at a sushi restaurant.
“We took over the whole place,” Haden said Monday.
And, he picked up the tab.
“Pretty hefty,” Haden said without divulging the bill. “I just wanted to give back to the fans.”
Not bad for a guy who prefers taking things away.
Haden, who intercepted a team-high six passes as a rookie for Cleveland last year, has much bigger plans for his second NFL season. The former first-round pick whose Florida teammates nicknamed “Rock Star” because of his flamboyance and outgoing personality, has his sights on becoming one of the league’s elite cornerbacks — maybe even the best one.
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[ Edited by sf49ersx11 on Aug 9, 2011 at 8:22 AM ]