Report: 'Skins offered Eagles Haynesworth
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Report: 'Skins offered Eagles Haynesworth
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
A lot to get to, but I wanted to get this post up quickly.
Adam Caplan of Scout.com just unloaded an interesting nugget during a TV appearance on CSN.
Per Caplan, the Redskins offered defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to the Eagles as part of the Donovan McNabb deal, but the Birds didn't want him.
"The Redskins actually offered - I'm told by two league sources - Albert Haynesworth, the oustanding defensive tackle, but Albert Haynesworth has an enormous contract," Caplan said, adding that Haynesworth was a pain to the Redskins' previous coaching staff.
Haynesworth, who will turn 29 in June, signed a $100M contract last offseason with the Redskins, which included $41M in guaranteed money. He received - get this - a $21M roster bonus on April 1. His 2010 and 2011 salaries of $3.6M and $5.4M are guaranteed, according to contract details.
The Eagles have two good defensive tackles in Mike Patterson and Brodrick Bunkley, but neither guy was on the field on third downs last season, and neither has shown the ability to pressure the quarterback up the middle.
Haynesworth had a disappointing debut season with the Redskins, but the thought of him teaming up with Trent Cole deserves at least a moment of thought amid all the other things that are being discussed this evening.
Much more to come.
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Thank you, Donovan, for 11 mostly great years in Philly. You are a class act.— vafan- Gimme a break Sheil. Haynesworth is an underachieving, aging, cancer in the locker room. No, no, you don't bring a jerk like that into your franchise. They learned from the TO experiment.— soulman386
- We better hope Kolb isnt the next Hoying!— the G.O.A.T.
- Agreed, VAFAN. Was he the greatest ever? No, but Donovan had a solid career in Phila, a great presence in the area, and the hate is so dumb. He is one of the best in franchise history, and I wish him the best when he doesn't play against us— DrewP
- to reiterate vafan's sentiment, thank you for 11 great years 5. It could have been special had you been surrounded by better receivers and the opposing defense did not know you were going to throw the ball 65% of the time. Time to embrace the next wave of Eagles.— The Reddgie
- To echo vafan's sentiments, thanks for the 11 great years 5. And Sheil, Haynesworth was a product of Tenn's defense.— The Reddgie
- The guy is a P.O.S. I wouldn't touch him. It's bad enough we have the doggy killer on the team.— phink
- The Reddgie ,great point! Reid n co. where never able to surround Mcnabb with weapons consistently, esspecially at wideout.How many wins are we giving our Eagles now!This deffense has major, major holes. Not a top 15 in my opinion. HOW MANY WINS ANYBODY?— the G.O.A.T.
- would much rather have gotten nnamdi asomugha— joeb
- I hope McNabb knew how much he was appreciated during his time here. There were many detractors who were very passionate and vocal about their dislike of Donovan in his time here, to the point where those detractors often became completely illogical about it. Yet there were many fans who admired McNabb as he was: a good, perhaps great QB - though not perfect, and not quite Tom Brady, and not quite Peyton Manning... who was paired with a coach who wasn't quite Tony Dungy or Bill Belichick and maybe is not even as good as the many other coaches who have won Super Bowls in the last decade or so. Andy Reid's and Donovan McNabb's legacies are yet to be completely written but many, many fans including I, put as much of the blame, if not more on Reid. So, goodbye and good luck, Donovan. As long as you continue to handle yourself with grace and class, I'll be obliged to keep rooting for you... as long as you're not playing against my Eagles.— knighn
- GOAT, we'll be lucky to see 6 wins next year. I can already imagine the quotes from AR and co., "ughhhh, ugghhhh, we need to put all our rookies and 2nd year players in a better position to make plays....ugghhh, ugghhhh,...yeah, that's it!".....KK is not the answer, so let's just call this what it is, A REBUILD. If I sat through Pederson, I can sit through KK, but the only good thing about this is the fact I don't have to go into the season wishing for success, I know it's not going to happen.— Bleue
- I hope Eagles management makes great moves in the Draft or in trades to fill some holes. If not, they don't deserve to keep their jobs. Having Kevin Kolb starting is a great move. It is time he took over. Donovan had 11 years as an Eagle and he'll start now as a Redskin. How is it that they traded Sheldon Brown, an all pro-player for latter round picks. That seems just flat out wrong to me.— quinn225
- I am a rare breed, I love 5 but wholeheartedly think KK can be good in this offense. As much as I cringe when I agree with lonewolf 10, the potential for major YAC for One Yard and The Mac and Shady and Celek and all others is awesome in this offense. The quick passing game can turn 5 yard routes into 80 tard tds with the speed we have at WR. I think it is going to be fun to watch. Now we just have to fix the defense, and this is a great draft to have a lot of early picks. We have a lot of early picks. The defense could get real healthy, real quick.— The Reddgie
- The Reddgie, HOW DARE YOU AGREE WITH LONEWOLF. Tpizza, myself and others will pretend we didn't read that....and it doesn't matter who's behind center if they don't do something with that front five. And unless you want games in the 30's and 40's, they better plug those holes on defense rather quickly too. But wait, Marlin and his two reconstructed knees are on board, along with the menacing former seahawk Tapp, and the guy who we cut and then muffed an onside in the Super Bowl, yeah, he's back, so there's much hope. And the dozen or so picks we'll have on draft weekend, yeah, they're all going to come in and contribute all over the place and make this college aged team win what McNabb alone couldn't.— Bleue
- At least they had the sense to turn down the Hansworth offer. He's a butthead and not worth the money. Somebody should rip that 92 off his back! He'll never be a Reggie White, never, never, never.— brinkmang
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