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Redskins suspend Haynesworth for the rest of the season. Without pay.

techs

techs

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...-defensive-player-suspended-fo?urn=nfl-292797

The highest-paid defensive player in NFL history is now the highest-paid player to ever be kicked off his team in the middle of the season.

After months of ongoing drama, the Washington Redskins suspended former All-Pro Albert Haynesworth(notes) for the team's final four games of the season. The official reason was the mercurial star's "conduct detrimental to the team."

Haynesworth, who signed a massive deal with the spend-happy Redskins in the opening minutes of the 2009 free agency season, will not be paid for those games. That will cost Haynesworth more than $3.5 million over the next month.


Damn. The Pats could use him in the middle.
 
Though he could be a destructive force when on the field, Haynesworth far too often played without emotion or effort. Because of this, he won't be missed in the team's locker room or by fans. His tenure in D.C. has been characterized by that laziness, apathy and a general sense that the $100 million man would rather be anywhere than in Washington. After he was benched for Sunday's game against the New York Giants, teammates anonymously bashed him to local D.C. columnists and one, Philip Daniels, teared up when describing the divisive presence in the locker room.

This is almost certainly the final salvo in the battle between Haynesworth and new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. The relationship between the two started off on a sour note when Haynesworth refused to attend offseason minicamps despite accepting a $20 million roster bonus in March and then continued during training camp when Shanahan put Haynesworth through a series of public conditioning tests that the lineman failed to pass. He missed games for various reason this season, including this past one, in which he was benched on gameday without prior announcement. When he reacted to this by telling 'Skins GM Bruce Allen that he wouldn't speak to Shanahan for the rest of the season (yes, he pulled the silent treament move), Shanahan reacted.

wow what a jackass.
 
He said it was about the defensive switch. I call shens on that for sure though. He seems like a lazy ass who was butthurt about being in DC.
 
techs said:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...-defensive-player-suspended-fo?urn=nfl-292797

The highest-paid defensive player in NFL history is now the highest-paid player to ever be kicked off his team in the middle of the season.

After months of ongoing drama, the Washington Redskins suspended former All-Pro Albert Haynesworth(notes) for the team's final four games of the season. The official reason was the mercurial star's "conduct detrimental to the team."

Haynesworth, who signed a massive deal with the spend-happy Redskins in the opening minutes of the 2009 free agency season, will not be paid for those games. That will cost Haynesworth more than $3.5 million over the next month.


Damn. The Pats could use him in the middle.
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He probably won't join them regardless. The Pats are a 3-4. He likes playing the 4-3. That was the whole point of this ordeal.
 
techs said:
Yeah, but the Pats are not the Redskins. Haynesworth will play wherever the f*ck Bellycheck tells him to play.
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Belicheck as a history of cutting guys when their egos and contracts start growing bigger than the team. see moss, ty law.

Haynesworth is clearly not a team guy and he wants to get paid. Doesn't really fit the Belicheck mold. I can see him signing him a few years down the line when his skills regresses to a point that he can sign him for veterans minimum though.
 
I am totally fine with a salary cap of 1 million dollars.
Or less.
This bullshit of paying tens of millions to lazy, self-absorbed assholes needs to stop.
 
screw him, be vindictive. now that his massive bonus is out of the way, keep him around and ruin his career. they have already made the huge bonus payment and his salary is still something like 5 million next year. knowing he wont participate and give effort for the team, i say do nothing with him. keep him one more year, he'll be unhappy and do something stupid which they can then suspend him over. he'll make half or less of his guarenteed salary and by the time 2012 rolls around he'll be on the other side of 30 with a bad attitude that everyone knows of. let him fade off into the distance after that.
 
shortylickens said:
I am totally fine with a salary cap of 1 million dollars.
Or less.
This bullshit of paying tens of millions to lazy, self-absorbed assholes needs to stop.
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What should the NFL do with all the money it makes off the backs of players? I'm all for these guys getting paid, considering they're risking their health and their futures, but I think the NFL should essentially implement a social security type system for these guys where a certain percentage of their paychecks go into a fund for their retirement.
 
BeauJangles said:
What should the NFL do with all the money it makes off the backs of players? I'm all for these guys getting paid, considering they're risking their health and their futures, but I think the NFL should essentially implement a social security type system for these guys where a certain percentage of their paychecks go into a fund for their retirement.
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The NFL can pay players whatever they want, but it's nauseating that they get taxpayer subsidized stadiums. THAT is the part that pisses me off.
 
ichy said:
The NFL can pay players whatever they want, but it's nauseating that they get taxpayer subsidized stadiums. THAT is the part that pisses me off.
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No argument there. For a league that rakes in cash, it should be able to finance its own stadiums. Plus, by offloading the burden onto the tax payer, they can "afford" to upgrade them every few decades, which is absurd.
 
BeauJangles said:
What should the NFL do with all the money it makes off the backs of players? I'm all for these guys getting paid, considering they're risking their health and their futures, but I think the NFL should essentially implement a social security type system for these guys where a certain percentage of their paychecks go into a fund for their retirement.
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No
No frigging way
No frigging way in hell should the NFL set up a retirement fund for the players. I'm sorry, but if the player can't see far enough in the future that they need to set something up for, not only themselves, but his family, then he shouldn't get a hand out by the NFL.

And yes, given even the minimum salary that players are paid, you have a short window of opportunity as an athlete. You sieze this opportunity, bank as much as you can and invest in a future where you can continue to live the lifestyle you choose.

Stop spending money like it'll never end. Because it will.
 
Sentrosi2121 said:
No
No frigging way
No frigging way in hell should the NFL set up a retirement fund for the players. I'm sorry, but if the player can't see far enough in the future that they need to set something up for, not only themselves, but his family, then he shouldn't get a hand out by the NFL.

And yes, given even the minimum salary that players are paid, you have a short window of opportunity as an athlete. You sieze this opportunity, bank as much as you can and invest in a future where you can continue to live the lifestyle you choose.

Stop spending money like it'll never end. Because it will.
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Why not? An incredibly high percentage of athletes (in the 80%s?) declare bankruptcy after retirement.

I'm not talking about a handout, I'm talking about a mandatory program that prevents them from spending a certain percentage of their money.

Usually I'm against programs like that, but watching some of the guys who played in the 60s, 70s, and 80s now with all their health problems and financial problems is really tough. Not to mention the problem is even worse now. You have guys making a million bucks a week who live paycheck to paycheck and, just like the stadiums, the taxpayer is ultimately used to bail these guys out, pay for their medical care, etc.
 
Sentrosi2121 said:
No
No frigging way
No frigging way in hell should the NFL set up a retirement fund for the players. I'm sorry, but if the player can't see far enough in the future that they need to set something up for, not only themselves, but his family, then he shouldn't get a hand out by the NFL.

And yes, given even the minimum salary that players are paid, you have a short window of opportunity as an athlete. You sieze this opportunity, bank as much as you can and invest in a future where you can continue to live the lifestyle you choose.

Stop spending money like it'll never end. Because it will.
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I agree with the sentiment. It should not be up to the NFL to fund retired player benefits, it should be the NFLPA that does so. Unfortunately for the players they don't believe that they will ever be retired, many come from poor backgrounds, they subsidize and support enormous families, they subsidize and support enormous posses and group of worthless friends, they trust people with their money they have no business trusting, and they believe that a high income makes them smarter than everyone else so the players themselves refuse to fund a benefits program and disdain anyone who tells them to do anything but spend, spend, spend. Many pro athletes use their $5,000,000 incomes to collateralize $100,000,000 loans and are so leveraged that they are literally worthless.
 
BeauJangles said:
Why not? An incredibly high percentage of athletes (in the 80%s?) declare bankruptcy after retirement.

I'm not talking about a handout, I'm talking about a mandatory program that prevents them from spending a certain percentage of their money.

Usually I'm against programs like that, but watching some of the guys who played in the 60s, 70s, and 80s now with all their health problems and financial problems is really tough. Not to mention the problem is even worse now. You have guys making a million bucks a week who live paycheck to paycheck and, just like the stadiums, the taxpayer is ultimately used to bail these guys out, pay for their medical care, etc.
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AFAIK, every rookie now goes through a basic program that goes over stuff like this. How to be financially responsible, how to handle the spotlight of being a pro football player, etc. The NFL could or should have some financial planners ready for the players that want to take advantage of such service. Ultimately, it's on the players though. They need to be smart and realize that their days of raking in millions are limited (the average NFL career is what, 3 years?) and to plan for the future.
 
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