Albert Haynesworth

His voice low, his words sharp, Albert Haynesworth questioned teammates' desire after his Washington Redskins' 27-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. "Urgency, heart, 'want-to,' whatever. I don't know. We're lacking a lot of stuff right now," the defensive tackle said. For the second consecutive home game, thousands of spectators headed to the exits early. "The fans are losing interest. The more games we play, the fewer fans come. It's getting bad," Haynesworth said. The Redskins are 2-5 despite having opened the season with an NFL-record six consecutive games against winless teams. Washington's two wins were by a combined five points over ... Read Full Story

A dreary game between two dreary teams on a dreary day produced two simple truths: The Kansas City Chiefs won't go 0-16, and the Washington Redskins can't get in the end zone regardless of who is playing quarterback. Ryan Succop's four field goals, including the go-ahead 46-yarder with 3:36 to play, plus a last-minute safety were all the Chiefs needed to beat the Redskins 14-6 Sunday. They earned rookie coach Todd Haley his first win and Jim Zorn another week of extreme questioning about the future of his job and the Washington franchise. The Chiefs (1-5) had lost 28 of their last 30 and ... Read Full Story

We all know that Hines Ward is a tremendous blocker, and yes, he’s knocked some players out over the years (Earl Little and Keith Rivers come to mind), but would you call him “dirty”? That’s the results of a poll on Sports Illustrated, that called Ward and the Skins Albert Haynesworth as the two dirtiest players in the game. Here’s the tidbit from PFT : A Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players has found that Hines Ward is considered by his colleagues to be the dirtiest player in the league, with Albert Haynesworth and Joey Porter tied for second. The question, “Who is the ... Read Full Story

We all know that Hines Ward is a tremendous blocker, and yes, he’s knocked some players out over the years (Earl Little and Keith Rivers come to mind), but would you call him “dirty”? That’s the results of a poll on Sports Illustrated, that called Ward and the Skins Albert Haynesworth as the two dirtiest players in the game. Here’s the tidbit from PFT : A Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players has found that Hines Ward is considered by his colleagues to be the dirtiest player in the league, with Albert Haynesworth and Joey Porter tied for second. The question, “Who is the ... Read Full Story

Albert Haynesworth's wife is asking a Tennessee judge to force the Washington defensive tackle to pay veterinary bills, his daughter's tuition and other family expenses dating back to when she filed for divorce in April 2008. She also wants a restraining order against him. Stephanie Haynesworth said in the motion filed Sept. 17 that Haynesworth recently threatened to stop paying temporary support that began in June. The motion alleges he said he wouldn't pay his daughter's monthly tuition and a $4,000 veterinary bill that he authorized for the family dog. A Williamson County Chancery Court judge had been scheduled to hear the the motion ... Read Full Story