SB Nation DC - Albert Haynesworth Radio Interview: Haynesworth Bashes Redskins, Says There Are 'Some Kind Of Haters' In Organizationhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2010-12-06T21:59:58-05:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15025242010-12-06T21:59:58-05:002010-12-06T21:59:58-05:00Albert Haynesworth Radio Interview: Haynesworth Lashes Out At Teammates, Mike Shanahan And Redskins Organization
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<p>Albert Haynesworth told his side of the story involving his season-long feud with Mike Shanahan and the rest of the Redskins' organization. In a 27-minute interview with The Kevin And Rock Show on 106.7 The Fan, along with Grant Paulsen, Haynesworth lashes out at his teammates, his coaches and the organization, telling his side of the story on why he was deactivated against the New York Giants last Sunday. In the process, he may have talked his way off the Redskins, doing pretty much that without saying anything officially.</p>
<p>Part I of our summary is <a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1860331/albert-haynesworth-i-could-have-played-i-wanted-to-play">here</a>. Here are some quick notes from Part II. We'll have more later. </p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Haynesworth admitted to arriving late to Friday's practice, at which point he said he was asked to meet with Mike Shanahan. Shanahan told him he wasn't exhibiting enough effort in practice. Haynesworth then went to a defensive players' meeting that he was late to. </span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"There were plenty of players that has been late. You get fined and you move on." </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">Haynesworth responded to the assertion that he was a poor practice player: </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"If I didn't have a good practice, sue me. Not everyone's going to have a good practice. IT doesn't mean you can't play well on Sunday."</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">He also responded to his teammates' requests to "get in line." </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"Get in line? OK I was a minute late... I'm not a distraction ... I'm a man. Hopefully they're a man."</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">In general, Haynesworth said he's grown weary of all the drama as well. "I</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;"> think other teams know I can still play the game and play it at the high level I can. It's just too much stuff going on that doesn't have to do with football. It's ridiculous. Let's concentrate on football and do what we're paid to do to win games. These kid games make me sick."</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">When asked to characterize his relationship with Shanahan, Haynesworth simply said </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"All I'm saying is, I'm the player, and he's the head coach." He added that he's not coming into the office tomorrow to speak to him. </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"I'm not going in the office tomorrow. I'm still heated over this. I'm just sick of it." </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">Haynesworth reiterated that he's not a good fit in the 3-4 defense. </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"I'm a guy that attacks, I penetrate, I get to the backfield, I cause havoc. When you watch at nose guard, they follow the O-lineman whichever way the center goes. They are kind of just going sideways down the line. You want me to be disruptive, but you have me going sideways. It's almost impossible." He added that </span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">"you pay me to be the best defensive tackle and you change my position. It's not going to be the same production."</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">Finally, he said that if he is let go, he will make the Redskins regret it. "</span>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: 12px;">There would be no other DT in the league who can out play me."</span>
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https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1860424/albert-haynesworth-radio-interview-redskins-released-mike-shanahanMike Prada2010-12-06T21:25:05-05:002010-12-06T21:25:05-05:00Albert Haynesworth: 'I Could Have Played. I Wanted To Play'
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<p>There are two sides to every story. Reporters have been telling theirs all weekend, headlined by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/kjohnsoncsn/status/11934437310726144">these tweets from Kelli Johnson of Comcast SportsNet </a>regarding</p>
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<div class="tweet-text">Several team sources tell me that Haynesworth went out Thurs and showed up late fri, missed a team meeting & appeared 2 be "hungover" ... Haynesworth calls story total bs. Told me he went out Thurs but didn't feel well so he went home early; also said there wasnt a team meeting ... FYI team meeting is more like a roll call where everyone meets before breaking into off/def.Albert told me he met w/Shanahan first thing fri</div>
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<p>Albert Haynesworth got his first chance to respond publicly tonight on 106.7 The Fan, speaking with <a href="http://1067thefandc.cbslocal.com/shows/kevin-and-rock/">the Kevin and Rock Show</a>.</p>
<p><strong>On the reports that he showed up hungover on Friday:<br></strong><em>"I went out on Thursday but left early because I wasn't feeling good, and then went home ... For these people to try to make up lies to try to make me look bad, I think they're cowards ... If they have something to say they should say it to me and not to the media ... Be a man. If you got something to say to me then you come say it to my face ... We're not little girls or anything."</em></p>
<p><strong>On his inactive status for Sunday's game against the Giants:<br></strong><em>"Bottom line, Sunday I was ready to play. I could have played, I wanted to play. Come to find out, all my stuff is packed up ... I'm still the player I was in Tennessee. Getting 14 snaps a game isn't helping anything ... The game before against the Vikings, Phil [Daniels] went out there with minimum snaps and Phil made plays"</em></p>
<p><strong>On if he wants to be released by the Redskins:<br></strong><em>"I'm just happy to have a job. I'm not gonna say anything like that about wanting to be cut. Nobody wants to be cut. But I do want to show people that I can play. Let me play like I did in Tennesse. I can show you ... I love the game of football. Let me be great at it. Let me reach my goals. I want to be the best defensive lineman to ever play this game."</em></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1860331/albert-haynesworth-i-could-have-played-i-wanted-to-playMartin Shatzer2010-12-06T19:01:00-05:002010-12-06T19:01:00-05:00Albert Haynesworth Reportedly Missed Practice Time Due To Hangover
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<p><a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/5/1856403/albert-haynesworth-inactive-against-giants-redskins-mike-shanahan">We heard yesterday </a>that Albert Haynesworth was deactivated for the Redskins' game against the Giants due to missing practice on Friday with an illness.</p>
<p>Now we're learning that his illness wasn't the flu, or a virus, or even "headaches." His illness was self-inflicted. His illness was a hangover, according to <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ryanohalloran/status/11919268446736384">Ryan O'Halloran of CSN Washington</a>.</p>
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<p>In his daily appearance on <a href="http://1067thefandc.cbslocal.com/shows/the-lavar-arrington-show-with-chad-dukes/">106.7 The Fan's LaVar Arrington Show With Chad Dukes</a>, beat reporter Grant Paulsen went on to suggest that many of the writers had speculated that Haynesworth looked hungover during the morning practice on Friday. Paulsen spoke with a defensive player in the locker room and was told that "players took notice in practice that he wasn't himself."</p>
<p>Wasn't himself? So he didn't need to be carted off the field due to being winded?</p>
<p>We'll have more on Haynesworth as the new twist in this story develops.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1860055/albert-haynesworth-hangover-mike-shanahan-release-hung-overMartin Shatzer2010-12-06T15:22:15-05:002010-12-06T15:22:15-05:00Mike Shanahan Will Talk To Albert Haynesworth Before Deciding His Future
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<p>We expected Mike Shanahan to issue a swift denial of all the rumors regarding Albert Haynesworth's future with the Washington Redskins following his deactivation on Sunday. Shanahan did issue a swift response, but it's tough to call it an outright denial.</p>
<p>Speaking at the beginning of his weekly Monday press conference, Shanahan said he would hold off on conveying his decision on Haynesworth's future until he had a chance to sit down and talk to him one on one. He did not unequivocally say the team is not releasing him,<a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1858510/abert-haynesworth-release-redskins-mike-shanahan"> as Adam Schefter reported earlier</a>, but he did not make a statement the other way either. </p>
<p>Shanahan said he wasn't sure exactly when he would meet with Haynesworth ("it could be today, could be tomorrow or Wednesday. A few scenarios could play out," he said), but he promised assembled media that he would have more of an update on his status on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Shanahan also said he did not regret waiting to tell Haynesworth he was deactivated until just moments before kickoff, saying that's the case with anyone. He added that he did it "in the best interest of his team."</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1859277/albert-haynesworth-released-redskins-deactivated-mike-shanahanMike Prada2010-12-06T10:56:05-05:002010-12-06T10:56:05-05:00Despite Reports, Washington Redskins Will Not Release Albert Haynesworth
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<p>After he was deactivated against the Giants, reports started emerging that the Redskins were considering releasing Albert Haynesworth, as early as today. <a href="http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/11805810589966337">According to Adam Schefter</a>, the guru of NFL knowledge, that isn't going to happen. Not today, not this week, and not before the season ends.</p>
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<p><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">There's speculation that Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth will be released today. He will not. Not today, not this season.</span></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/11806374153424896">He continues to say</a> that this will not happen because something like that is decidedly not a "Mike Shanahan" type of move.</p>
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<p><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Knowing Mike Shanahan, he would not do Haynesworth a favor, give him a ticket out of Wash. Haynesworth issue will be handled differently.</span></span></p>
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<p>That actually makes sense. Based on all the stuff that is coming out of Washington, nobody would benefit from being released more than Albert Haynesworth. It would get him out of Shanahan's doghouse permanently, and it wouldn't really hurt his pocket like it would with most players. Does that seem like the type of thing that Shanahan, who seems to hate Haynesworth with a burning passion (my words), would do? He knows Haynesworth is miserable in the role he has carved out for him, and I think he intends to keep him there as long as he can. Yeah, that definitely sounds more like him.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1858510/abert-haynesworth-release-redskins-mike-shanahanJordan Ruby2010-12-06T10:09:50-05:002010-12-06T10:09:50-05:00Report: Washington Redskins Seriously Considering Releasing Albert Haynesworth
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<p>Just when we thought the Albert Haynesworth drama was over, the defensive tackle missed a couple practices and drew enough of Mike Shanahan's ire to be deactivated for the team's game against the New York Giants. Now, it looks like the Redskins may finally have had enough. <a href="http://twitter.com/Russellmania09/statuses/11795841022951424">A source tells ESPN 980's Chris Russell</a> that the team is considering releasing Haynesworth this week.</p>
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A <a rel="nofollow" title="#redskins" href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23redskins">#redskins</a> source tells @<a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/espnradio980">espnradio980</a>team is giving 'serious consideration' to releasing Haynesworth by Saturday. Source says '75% likely' </p>
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<p>Releasing Haynesworth is an admission that the events of last week are far more serious than it appeared on the surface. The Redskins have already given Haynesworth most of the money from his massive contract signed in 2009, so this is certainly not a financial move. Instead, it's a sign that Haynesworth may have truly lost the respect of the organization and the people in the locker room.</p>
<p>The trouble started when Haynesworth was late to practice on Friday. He claimed he was sick, but other players such as Phillip Daniels were able to practice despite also being sick. Haynesworth then reportedly missed a number of team meetings, leading to Shanahan's decision to deactivate him. After the game, <a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/5/1857067/albert-haynesworth-deactivated-redskins-vs-giants">Haynesworth said </a>the move "shocked him," while<a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/5/1856899/shanahan-says-he-deactivated-albert-haynesworth-because-he-didnt-have"> Shanahan said </a>Haynesworth simply had a poor week of practice. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/05/AR2010120504373.html">A number of Redskins indicated to Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post</a> that they were tired of Haynesworth's situation and had little sympathy for him.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1858402/albert-haynesworth-released-washington-redskins-benched-mike-shanahanMike Prada2010-12-06T09:38:38-05:002010-12-06T09:38:38-05:00Teammates Know Better Than To React To The Benching Of Albert Haynesworth
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<p>While Albert Haynesworth was allegedly rather demonstrative in voicing his displeasure over being benched, his teammates probably know that doing the same will land them a spot next to Big Al in Shanahan's doghouse. That's why, <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/albert-haynesworth/teammates-mostly-mum-on-albert.html">according to Rick Maese of the Washington Post's Redskins Insider</a>, other members of the Redskins aren't saying too much in regards to Haynesworth being inactive for the game.</p>
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<p>"Coach made the decision not to dress him," linebacker London Fletcher said, "so that's the decision they made."</p>
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<p>Yes London, that is a perfectly sound statement of fact. They benched him, so he was benched. Way to go out on a limb. And that's pretty much how most of the Redskins sounded when they were talking about Haynesworth. But here is something from Phillip Daniels that seemed kind of interesting.</p>
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<p>"All I know is that a lot of talk was about Albert before this game, and it could have been a distraction for a lot of guys."</p>
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<p>I'm not ready to pin the loss on Albert Haynesworth being listed inactive, either for his absence on the field or the potential distraction it could have caused, but do I think that it helped in any way? No. Football is a hard sport to play, and it doesn't make a lot of sense for them to introduce a potential distraction like this right before a game. There is no way it could have helped, and that's the bottom line.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/6/1858310/albert-haynesworth-benched-de-active-redskins-giants-teammates-reactJordan Ruby2010-12-05T17:49:35-05:002010-12-05T17:49:35-05:00Albert Haynesworth Expresses Frustration About Being Deactivated
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<p>The Albert Haynesworth saga has been revived, and it doesn't look like a happy ending is on the horizon. He was deactivated before the game after dealing with an illness late in the week, though coach Mike Shanahan <a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/10/8/1738483/albert-haynesworth-brother-dies-motorcycle-accident-memphis">said</a> it was because he didn't practice much on Thursday or Friday. After the game, Haynesworth didn't seem to buy that one.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/Russellmania09/status/11538337336659968">According to a report by ESPN 980's Chris Russell</a>, Haynesworth was visibly upset in the locker room after the game.</p>
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<p>This came after Haynesworth appeared to be in a verbal confrontation with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett before the game. <a href="http://twitter.com/Russellmania09/status/11549214228090880">As Russell notes</a>, it appears that there's more to this story than what meets the eye. <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/albert-haynesworth/albert-haynesworth-wanted-to-p.html">According to Rick Maese of the Washington Post</a>, Haynesworth missed one team meeting and was late to another. But that didn't stop Haynesworth from expressing his frustration about this situation after the game. He said he was "shocked" he didn't play, and had this to say.</p>
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"I was sick, so I did show up a minute late," Haynesworth said. "I don't think that's a reason to sit out." </p>
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<p>When asked whether he was upset by the decision, Haynesworth said "this is their organization. I'm just a piece." Rather cryptic words, on the surface.</p>
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https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-redskins/2010/12/5/1857067/albert-haynesworth-deactivated-redskins-vs-giantsMike Prada