Washington Redskins’ Albert Haynesworth Is As Good As Gone

April 21, 2010   ·   Adam Hankins   ·   Jump to comments

With the addition of former St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Adam Carriker, the Washington Redskins are on the verge of shipping out disgruntled Albert Haynesworth.
 
Despite denials by master smoke-screener Mike Shanahan that Haynesworth is for sale, the Redskins have already made the moves the replace him.
 
The 'skins have stockpiled defensive linemen in the past few weeks, including Carriker, Howard Green, Anthony Bryant, Maake Kemoeatu and Greg Peterson.
 
Think those moves are a coincidence?
 
Albert Haynesworth is very likely to be traded within the next 48 hours. Regardless of how much the Redskins have paid him already, Mike Shanahan will not tolerate players like Big Al who challenge his authority.
 
Yes, the Redskins (and Dan Snyder) will lose $32 million by dealing him now. But, Shanahan obviously believes the Redskins will be better off without Haynesworth. So, the logic is that while they are techn...

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