By Justin Worsley
The Washington Redskins are, again, discussing the possibility of trading away disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to his former team, the Tennessee Titans, according to sources.
Haynesworth lost his starting job this offseason after refusing to show up to the teams organized training activities in protest of new head coach Mike Shannahan's 3-4 defensive scheme. When Haynesworth finally showed up, his performance was considered "awful" by his coaches in the preseason.
The Redskins landed Haynesworth within the first hours of free agency in 2009. The 6-foot-6, 350-pound Haynesworth signed a seven-year, $100 million deal.
Washington gave Haynesworth an opportunity to find himself a way out of the team last April, telling him he was allowed to pursue a trade opportunity. Instead, Haynesworth cashed a $21 million signing bonus check from the team.
Tennessee selected Haynesworth with the 15th overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. Haynesworth was an immediate force amongst the teams defense, earning two Pro-Bowl selections as well as making the 2007 and 2008 All-Pro team.
Washington will most likely come out on the losing end of a deal after the tumultuous offseason with Haynesworth. During April, teams were considering giving up as much as a second-round draft pick for the 29-year-old. Now that teams have seen Haynesworth poor performance along with his negative attitude towards a 3-4 defense, his stock has plummeted. ESPN.com, however, has reported that Washington is still asking for two draft picks in exchange for Haynesworth.
Haynesworth missed the first ten days of training camp after continuously failing his conditioning test. After finally joining the team, as a backup, Haynesworth missed another week of training camp due to an "illness."
In just over a year at Washington, Haynesworth has made $32 million.
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