Just like the New England Patriots to sneak in and pull off a game-changing deal. Adam Schefter reported early Thursday morning that the Patriots acquired defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth from the Redskins for a fifth-round pick. Haynesworth signed a seven-year $100 million deal with the Redskins in ’09 but it was a poor fit from…Read More
Albert Haynesworth has had plenty of football problems since joining the Washington Redskins. He was said to be a lousy fit in their 3-4 defensive scheme early on. He was deactivated for a game for being one minute late to practice. Head coach Mike Shanahan eventually had enough of the $100 million man and suspended…Read More
As it turns out, the Washington Redskins are not going to cut Albert Haynesworth before the end of the season. They’ll likely cut him at the conclusion of the season, but for now they have decided to suspend their $100 million man without pay. If the decision stands once the NFLPA reviews the case, Haynesworth…Read More
The Redskins are going to look very silly if they release Albert Haynesworth, but the situation in Washington seems to be irreversible. When Mike Shanahan benched Haynesworth on Sunday for being a minute late to practice the previous Friday, you had to believe the end of a horrible relationship was drawing near. It looks like…Read More
Albert Haynesworth was ruled inactive for Sunday’s game between the Redskins and Giants, but reports as to why have been mixed. Orginally, the Washington Post reported that Mike Shanahan decided to deactivate Haynesworth because he missed Friday’s practice with an illness. The Post also noted that he was healthy enough to play. Pro Football Talk…Read More
One of the biggest stories this off-season was Albert Haynesworth’s refusal to appear at off-season activities for the Washington Redskins. The team had paid him a $21 million bonus but Albert was reluctant to participate because he didn’t feel like the team’s switch to a 3-4 defense fit him well. After embarrassing Haynesworth with conditioning…Read More
Albert Haynesworth has been a frequent punching bag here at LBS. The Redskins defensive tackle missed the team’s off-season workouts, failed the team’s conditioning test, and said the organization was making him look badly. Haynesworth brought the criticism upon himself when he refused to be a team player and show up for off-season workouts, cementing…Read More
The spat between Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and Albert Haynesworth took yet another turn this week. Haynesworth missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday because of “headaches” according to the team. The massive defensive lineman then didn’t enter Saturday night’s preseason game against the Ravens until the second half and was not happy about it. After…Read More
