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Hey. Hey, Hey, Haynesworth Gets $100 Million+ From Redskins


Friday, February 27, 2009


Right now the Titans are probably kicking themselves for not reaching a deal with Haynesworth two years ago. Or even a year ago. Because the Redskins backed up a truck full of cash and kept it pouring out. Haynesworth is now the highest played defensive player in the history of the league.

Let me repeat that, Albert Haynesworth is now the highest paid defensive player in the history of the NFL.

Here are the details from the Tennessean's Jim Wyatt.

Haynesworth agreed to terms on a seven-year, $100 million deal contract offer from the Redskins on Friday morning when free agency began. He is scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C. on Friday, when a press conference has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Central.

The contract includes $41 million in guaranteed money, according to sources familiar with the situation. The base value of the contract could max out at around $115 million. Haynesworth is scheduled to earn $32 million over the first 13 months of the deal.


As if that weren't bad enough for the Titans Kerry Collins wants a two-year deal paying him $10 million per. And if they don't give it to him someone else might. You want to know how a team goes from contender to pretender in less than 24 hours, watch the Titans. Not to belabor the obvious, but this is why the Ravens loss was so painful. Twice the Titans have played the market correctly and ended up with home-field advantage and a clear path to the Super Bowl that doesn't require anything more than a bus ride to LP Field. Both times they've found ways to lose to inferior Ravens teams. Now it's time for Titans fans to acknowledge the obvious, the Titans aren't a Super Bowl caliber team anymore.

Two things are going to happen now, neither of them good.

1. The Titans will drastically overpay a mid-tier wide-receiver in order to placate angry fans.

2. The Titans will do nothing and become significantly worse while the rest of the league ponies up the cash to available free agents.

For the past several years the Titans have argued teams are overpaying for free agents. Maybe that's true. But if everyone else keeps paying more than you are that doesn't make you smart, it means you're refusing to acknowledge the realities of the NFL marketplace.

Now the Titans will roll into the draft looking for a rookie defensive tackle to replace Haynesworth. This would be kind of humorous if it weren't the actual plan.

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Posted by Clay Travis at 9:01 AM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't be upset.

I am a die-hard Redskins fan, but I think this deal is retarded. There are only a few players in the league worth that much money, and Haynesworth is not one of them. Oh yeah, and he enjoys stomping on people's faces.

February 27, 2009 9:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for throwing the "Hey, hey, hey" in there before "Haynesworth." I've been calling Fat Albert that for years, and I'm glad to see that it's finally catching on.

February 27, 2009 1:19 PM  

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