| 30 June 2010
Despite the campaigning of boneheaded Drew Sharp at the Freep, highly paid and very unhappy Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth won't be highly paid and very unhappy with the Lions.
Apparently, the Lions have moved on and are no longer interested in trading for the constantly complaining lineman.
Via Jason La Canfora of NFL.com:
The Detroit Lions, once believed to be interested in trading for Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, no longer consider that an option, a team source said Wednesday.
Why wouldn't the Lions want a defensive tackle who has the talent to dominate? Even though the Redskins will have paid off the most expensive parts of his contract? Because they have Ndamukong Suh.
But it's not due to the Lions' brass believing they don't have a need for Haynesworth. It's due to Martin Mayhew not wanting a knucklehead influencing the Lions' young stud in the wrong way.
Lions general manager Martin Mayhew has serious concerns about the kind of influence that Haynesworth could become, according to the source.
"Even though Suh is his own man, we don't want any negative influences around him," the source said.
The Lions are enforcing a "No knuckleheads allowed" rule in the clubhouse. It's not a bad policy to have, actually.
In the final paragraph of the above linked column, Sharp brings up the "negative influence" factor, calling it "nonsense."
It's also nonsense being afraid about taking a chance out of concerns that Haynesworth could be a negative influence on rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.
In regard to many athletes, I might actually agree with Sharp. But the Lions have Jim Schwartz on the sidelines, who coached Haynesworth with the Titans. If Schwartz really wanted Hanyesworth, and vouched he could handle his knucklehead tendencies, I'm positive Mayhew would acquiesce and work out a trade with the 'Skins.
But neither has happened.
Who better to know how someone like Haynesworth would rub off on a rookie than his former defensive coordinator?
So who to believe? A columnist known to throw shit on the wall, hoping it sticks, or the man who coached Haynesworth for several years? Hmmmm...
I'm sure this Haynewsworth incident is still fresh in Schwartz's memory...
How soon guys like Sharp forget.
If Schwartz doesn't want Haynesworth anywhere near Suh, that's good enough for me.
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