Washington Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth has confirmed he’ll appeal the four-game suspension levied by the team for detrimental conduct. And since the team didn’t play him last week against the New York Giants, he may actually be able to retain that fourth game check.
Albert Haynesworth Appealing Suspension: Could Redskins DT Miss Only Three Games?
The Washington Post’s Stephen L. Carter explains:
Any week in which the player is deactivated for disciplinary reasons, even if he is paid, counts against the four-week maximum. Why does this matter? Because Haynesworth was inactive last week against the Giants. The Redskins have offered various explanations for the decision not to activate him. Haynesworth will likely make the case that the deactivation was disciplinary – that is, that he was being punished. If the arbitrator agrees, then he has already suffered one week of punishment, and the longest suspension the Redskins can impose on him for conduct detrimental is three weeks, not four.
The Redskins listed Haynesworth as questionable due to illness on their final injury report, noting his limited participation in practice. Mike Shanahan said Haynesworth was sick and missed practice on Friday after a poor Thursday practice, which led to the decision to sit him. Haynesworth has insisted he wasn’t sick on Sunday.
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