NFL Players Weigh In On Haynesworth Situation

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

So what does Haynesworth do when he finds out the teams switching to a 3-4? He talks to Shanahan and Shanahan tells him they'll RELEASE him so he can go wherever he wants to, as long as he doesnt take a 21 million dollar check from the team. Instead of taking them up on the offer, he takes the money, and THEN demands to be traded or released. Haynesworth is nothing but a greedy scumbag. The only people who take his side in this matter are also greedy scumbags. Haynesworth can think what he wants, but no one is ever, EVER going to give him a big payday again. He's dug his own grave. If he leaves here, the most he'll ever see from another team is short-term, performance-based contracts. Good luck with that.

Haynesworth was never offered his release, or so I hear. The conversation between him and Shanny in February was much closer to saying, "if we pay you this bonus (which we have to anyway), we expect you to be a good teammate and do what your told." There wasn't an ultimatum, or even a decision to be bad.

Haynesworth has been nothing but a pain in the ass since that day, but he's been pretty straightforward about his intentions. There's been little if any deception.