New England Cheetahs get Albert Haynesworth for 5th rounder

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Re: New England Cheetahs get Albert Haynesworth for 5th roun

If only Brady would take a couple of plays off.......

[ikestops85]

Re: New England Cheetahs get Albert Haynesworth for 5th roun

Albert, welcome to the Oakland Raiders!!

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: New England Cheetahs get Albert Haynesworth for 5th roun

Albert, welcome to the Oakland Raiders!!

make that the Bucs...


Bucs get Albert Haynesworth

ESPN.com news services
Updated: November 9, 2011


Albert Haynesworth wasn't unemployed for long.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have claimed the defensive lineman, who was released by the New England Patriots on Tuesday.

General manager Mark Dominik confirmed the move Wednesday, saying the Bucs more than likely would not have been interested in the 350-pound Haynesworth if the team had not lost Gerald McCoy for the season this week because of a torn right biceps.

On Tuesday, Tampa Bay also signed defensive tackle John McCargo, but.

McCoy, a second-year defensive tackle, was placed on injured reserve Monday after tearing his right biceps during the opening quarter of a 27-16 loss to New Orleans that dropped the Bucs (4-4) into third place in the NFC South. McCoy had just returned to the lineup after sitting out the previous two games because on an ankle injury.

In six games with the Patriots, Haynesworth had just three tackles and no sacks. His last play came in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Giants when left guard David Diehl blocked him to clear the way for Brandon Jacobs' 10-yard touchdown run with 9:10 left in the third quarter.

"I'll just say this on the Albert situation. I thought that both he and myself -- speaking for the (coaching) staff -- we really tried to make it work," Belichick said Wednesday. "He had a few limitations to overcome when he got here, but I thought he really tried to do what we asked him to do. We tried to work with him. In the end, it just didn't work out. I think the best thing we could do was move on."

Haynesworth, who missed two games this season with a back injury, wasn't involved in any public troubles with New England, unlike his two-year stay in Washington.

After signing a seven-year, $100 million free-agent contract with the Redskins after the 2008 season, Haynesworth feuded with new coach Mike Shanahan in 2010. He skipped offseason workouts because he didn't want to play nose tackle in the 3-4 defensive alignment Shanahan was installing.

Then it took him 10 days to pass his conditioning test. He lost his starting job and played in just eight games before Shanahan suspended him for the final four because of conduct detrimental to the club.

The Patriots obtained Haynesworth on July 28 for a fifth-round draft choice in 2013.

After McCoy's injury, the Bucs were left with Brian Price and Roy Miller as their only healthy defensive tackles because reserve Frank Okam was out with an injury.

Ironically, the Buccaneers tried to sign Haynesworth as a free agent in 2009 before he signed with the Redskins. He later said the Buccaneers offered more money, but he didn't want to have "distractions" in Florida.

Under the terms of his contract with New England, Haynesworth was scheduled to make $1.5 million in base salary this year. With only eight games left, Haynesworth only will cost the Bucs $705,882 this season.

Haynesworth is scheduled to make $6.7 million in base salary next season. He's also scheduled to receive a $400,000 roster bonus on August 1 and a $100,000 bonus if he takes part in an unspecified number of offseason workouts.

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