Albert Haynesworth Releases Statement, Plans To Attend Training Camp

Albert Haynesworth released a statement on Wednesday indicating his intent to attend training camp with the Redskins, according to Rick Maese of The Washington Post.

The first sentence in this statement is bogus. He did not intend to honor his contract because he skipped mandatory minicamp which in essence is the same as skipping training camp. Skipping mandatory camp then going to training camp is not honoring your contract. They’re both required events.

Last week Albert Haynesworth was fined $10,000 by the Redskins for skipping out on mandatory minicamp.

As it turns out, the Redskins aren’t the only ones looking for some of Haynesworth’s money. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports a bank is suing Albert Haynesworth for reportedly failing to make payments on a $2.38 million loan.

Recent reports indicate that the bulk of Albert Haynesworth’s bonus money is likely safe but the Redskins were able to get back a fraction of the $100 million contract.

Per Jason Reid of the Washington Post, the Redskins fined Hayensworth $10,000 for skipping mandatory minicamp this week. That’s the maximum the current CBA allows for skipping camp.

The Redskins are reportedly pursuing Albert Haynesworth’s bonus money in light of his decision to skip mandatory minicamp and publicly request a trade.

According to Pro Football Talk, there’s “little chance” of that happening so long as Haynesworth shows up for training camp.

The man who brought Albert Haynesworth to Washington has weighed in on the current situation brewing at Redskins Park.

Cerrato went on to say that Haynesworth would actually enjoy playing for Shanahan and that he doesn’t even really know what his role on the defense would be because he hasn’t been in Washington.

The backlash against Albert Haynesworth continues for his decision to accept over $30 million from the Redskins for one season of play then demand a trade.

This time around it’s Redskins great Joe Theismann who completely rips Haynesworth on Sirius NFL Radio (via Dan Steinberg).

As best most analysts can tell, there are three possible landing spots for Albert Haynesworth in the event the Redskins decide to trade him: Vikings, Lions and Titans.

The Vikings need a Pat Williams replacement at some point, his former defensive coordinator is in Detroit and his former head coach and defensive line coach is in Tennessee.

After a report surfaced that Albert Haynesworth would reportedly give up part of his bonus money to help facilitate a trade, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Redskins will pursue that bonus money through other means.

Haynesworth was reportedly assured by the NFLPA that the bonus money would be his to keep.

Chris Russell of 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C. is reporting that Albert Haynesworth may be willing to give up part of his signing bonus money he’s already received if it were to help facilitate a trade.

The news is slightly surprising. It’s unclear if the current CBA rules would allow him to essentially pay the Redskins to trade him.

In what surely will only add fuel to the fire, Mike Shanahan told reporters that he first heard of Albert Haynesworth’s intentions to skip mandatory minicamp through the media.

News broke last night that Haynesworth wouldn’t be attending the minicamp. All previous reports had indicated he would be there.

Albert Haynesworth was scheduled for a physical on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. He was not present for the physical, which means he’s officially a minicamp holdout.

So how long will this holdout continue? According to 106.7 The Fan in D.C., it won’t be through training camp.

Albert Haynesworth’s agent has said his client will not be attending the Redskins mandatory camp, which starts on Wednesday, and that he would like a trade.

Not surprisingly, his teammates aren’t thrilled with that. SB Nation D.C. has a good run down on what his teammates are saying (off the record).

Albert Haynesworth released a statement regarding his decision to skip mandatory minicamp and request a trade:

This doesn’t really address the two items his agent brought up in an interview with the Washington Post:

Albert Haynesworth was expected to attend the Redskins mandatory minicamp on Wednesday even though he had skipped all but one day of the voluntary activities.

His agent, Chad Speck, says that won’t be happening, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

To no one’s surprise Albert Haynesworth is expected to attend the Redskins mandatory minicamp on June 16th. Jason La Canfora of NFL Network recently reported that’s been his plan all along.

Going back through our StoryStream and he’s right -- back in early April it was reported he would be attending mandatory practices only.

Albert Haynesworth hasn’t been talking much (his teammates have) but the story making the rounds is that he’s not too happy about being moved into the nose tackle role which is a lot less glamorous and more physically demanding.

The Redskins reportedly shopped him at some point this offseason but having already paid him over $30 million, it was hard to come up with a deal that works for both sides.

If you thought it was just the media and coaching staff getting on Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth for not showing up to Washington for voluntary workouts, then think again.

Redskins DE Philip Daniels recently spoke about the $100 million man who has yet to fully commit to the new regime.

After the latest ruling in the StarCaps case that will likely leave Vikings DTs Kevin and Pat Williams off the field for four games, Vikings fans are interested in the news that Albert Haynesworth is reportedly interested in joining the Vikings.

Of course, Haynesworth has no say in the matter but, if he were to be traded, SB Nation’s Daily Norseman would jump all over that.

Albert Haynesworth either really wants to be traded or really hates practice. According to Rick Maese of the Washington Post, Haynesworth was once again missing on the second day of minicamp.

He missed the first day as well.

Redskins tackle Albert Haynesworth is still refusing to play nice. After missing the team’s first voluntary minicamp, the $100 million man was absent from their second minicamp, which started on Friday. Add in his refusal to participate in the team’s offseason workout program (he opted to hire his own trainer), and Haynesworth is 0-3 this offseason.

All of this continues to make it clear that Albert wants out of Washington. He’s unhappy about the team’s decision to switch to a 3-4 defense under new coach Mike Shanahan.

While the Titans and Lions, both of whom have coaching staffs well-familiar with the Redskins’ mountainous defensive tackle, have been the two teams most closely connected with trade talks for the disgruntled All-Pro, a third-team may have entered the mix for Albert Haynesworth: the Minnesota Vikings.

Or maybe not. Conflicting reports indicate that Viking’s purported interest may have been overblown. The Minnesota Star-Tribune picked up on early reports from ESPN’s John Clayton that the Vikings had entered talks with the Skins about a possible trade, but the paper later reported that NFL sources told them Haynesworth is “not going to become a Viking.” While Pat Williams is certainly getting up in there in age, defensive tackle is far from a need for the Vikings at this point, making a potential trade for Haynesworth hardly a priority for Minnesota.

According to The Tennessean’s Jim Wyatt, the Washington Redskins “were willing to take a third-round pick” before being contractually obligated to pay Albert Haynesworth his $21 million roster bonus on April 1st. Wyatt continues, pointing out that the Titans are definitely still interested in the defensive tackle.

Whether or not the Redskins pull the trigger, largely depends on their willingness to eat Haynesworth’s roster bonus. The Washington Post’s Jason Reid writes:

The rumor mill has been churning about the possibility of the Redskins trading DT Albert Haynesworth. He’s been connected to the Eagles (they said no) and the Titans.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter says not so fast on a trade.

We previously mentioned one of the factors in the Redskins decision to potentially shop Albert Haynesworth was Mike Shanahan’s unhappiness with Haynesworth’s decision to workout on his own and not with the team.

Maybe Haynesworth has gotten the message because he’s planning on hitting Washington for the Redskins workouts according to the Washington Post.

The arrival of GM Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan has brought about quite a few changes in Washington. Arguably the two biggest thus far have been the switch to the 3-4 defense and the acquisition of QB Donovan McNabb.

According to various reports, there could be one more major change coming in Washington that involves a certain $100 million man.