Washburn on Haynesworth: 'I think he's finished'
The Philadelphia Inquirer Blog - Eagles
Washburn on Haynesworth: 'I think he's finished'
Zach Berman, Inquirer Staff Writer
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- For those wondering if Mike Patterson's absence -- or any injury on the Eagles' defensive line -- results in Albert Haynesworth reuniting with defensive line coach Jim Washburn on the Eagles, it didn't sound like it when Washburn spoke to reporters on Tuesday.
"He calls me every night and says, 'Hey, Wash, it's your big black son'," Washburn said. "I think he's finished. His back's degenerative."
Haynesworth's two Pro Bowl seasons in Tennessee came with Washburn as the defensive line coach. Haynesworth's career since then has been marked by disappointment after he signed a $100 million contract with the Redskins and failed to live up to expectations. He last played with Tampa Bay.
Despite Haynesworth's reputation, Washburn defends his former pupil.
"Everybody hated him, but I liked him," Washburn said. "He's one of my favorite guys."
Washburn joked that Haynesworth helped him pave his driveway. Not literally, though. Haynesworth's performance earned Washburn a raise.
"We could pave the driveway," Washburn said. "We took a clothes line down, didn't have no dryer."
Heck yea I'd appreciate a guy who helped me pave my driveway and got me a dryer.— borntosuffer- Haynesworth is a slacker and is as done as a suckling pig! He is not worth another line of newsprint.— unbelieveable!
- Guys, I have to live down here in DC due to business, but I have never had as much fun as I did watching this whole Haynesworth thing go down. It was beautiful! Paid him $100 million only minutes into Free Agency and then he dogged it the entire time he was here. He taunted Snyder and Shannahan and "failed" physical fitness tests on purpose so he didn't have to work in Camp... The only way it could have been better is if it was with Jerry and the 'boys!
— Tony10 - "Hey it's your big black son!"— kjuggs77
