39 Facts About Albert Haynesworth

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Albert George Haynesworth III was born on June 17,1981 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League.

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Albert Haynesworth played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.

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Albert Haynesworth received Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors during both seasons.

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Albert Haynesworth became a highly coveted free agent after his 2008 campaign, which led to him signing a seven-year, $100 million contract with the Washington Redskins.

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Albert Haynesworth played his final season in 2011 with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Albert Haynesworth attended Hartsville High School, and participated in football and track, throwing the shot put.

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Albert Haynesworth accounted for 150 tackles, 56 tackles for loss, six sacks, and six fumble recoveries as a junior; he followed that by tallying 110 tackles, 51 quarterback pressures, and six sacks as a senior in 1998.

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Albert Haynesworth was a member of the University of Tennessee Volunteers' 1999 recruiting class.

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Albert Haynesworth lined up at the right defensive tackle position next to John Henderson.

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Albert Haynesworth compiled 66 tackles, five sacks, 31 quarterback pressures, 20 tackles for a loss, and nine pass deflections during his collegiate career.

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Albert Haynesworth earned Sporting News Freshman All-American honors in 1999 and was named Second-team All-Southeastern Conference after his junior season.

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Albert Haynesworth was the fourth defensive tackle selected from a draft class considered to be loaded with talented defensive linemen.

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At Tennessee's Pro Day in 2002, when he was 20 years old, Albert Haynesworth measured at 6-feet-6 and 317 pounds, ran a 4.82 40-yard dash, and had a 39-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot, 7-inch broad jump.

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Albert Haynesworth did not work out at the 2002 NFL Combine.

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An incident foreshadowing future incidents with Albert Haynesworth occurred at a Titans training camp in 2003, where Albert Haynesworth kicked his former teammate, center Justin Hartwig, in the chest, then had to be restrained by other teammates.

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Albert Haynesworth continued to experience headaches and blurred vision for several days following the incident.

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Video evidence of the play shows Albert Haynesworth bend down towards Gurode prior to his helmet being off and prior to the stomps.

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On October 2,2006, Albert Haynesworth was suspended for five games without pay by the NFL.

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However, ESPNs Mark Schlereth, a 12-year NFL veteran, felt that Albert Haynesworth should have been suspended for the rest of the season.

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Albert Haynesworth's suspension was the longest for an in-game incident in NFL history until it was surpassed by Vontaze Burfict, who was suspended 12 games plus the 2019 playoffs for repeated violations of helmet hit rules.

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Albert Haynesworth said that he would work with children in the Nashville area.

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On September 9,2007, in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Albert Haynesworth was called for unnecessary roughness when he slammed running back Maurice Jones-Drew to the ground after a tackle.

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Albert Haynesworth was fined $5,000 by the NFL for this incident.

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Albert Haynesworth was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time for the 2007 NFL season.

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An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 off-season, Albert Haynesworth signed a seven-year, $100 million contract with the Washington Redskins on the first day of free agency, February 27,2009.

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Tennessee's final offer to Albert Haynesworth reportedly amounted to a four-year package worth $34 million total, with about $20 million in guarantees.

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Albert Haynesworth says that he took a discount to play with the Redskins because of their large fan base and media outlet, something that he did not have in Tennessee.

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Head coach Mike Shanahan said the suspension followed a refusal by Albert Haynesworth to cooperate in a variety of ways and not only because of the practice absence.

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Albert Haynesworth created some controversy in March 2015 when he likened Ndamukong Suh's six-year, $114 million contract to his previous contract with the Redskins.

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Albert Haynesworth was traded to the New England Patriots on July 28,2011, for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Albert Haynesworth lasted less than four months with the Patriots, and on November 8,2011, Haynesworth was placed on waivers.

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Two days after being released by the Patriots, Albert Haynesworth was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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In March 2009, Albert Haynesworth was indicted on two misdemeanor traffic charges stemming from a December 2008 car accident in Tennessee.

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Albert Haynesworth was driving in excess of 100 miles per hour when he struck Edmonson's vehicle, which then struck a concrete barrier.

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In 2010, Silvia Mena, a stripper from New York, claimed in a $10 million lawsuit that Albert Haynesworth impregnated her and left her with no financial assistance.

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In 2011, Albert Haynesworth allegedly threw a punch to the nose of Joel Velazques, 38, of Leesburg, Virginia during a traffic altercation.

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In January 2015, Albert Haynesworth pled guilty for reckless boating charges.

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On September 28,2020, Albert Haynesworth was arrested in Cleveland, Tennessee, and charged with domestic assault after he was accused of yelling at and threatening his former girlfriend and her boyfriend.

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On July 7,2019, Albert Haynesworth revealed that his kidneys were failing and was seeking a donor for transplant.