The Patriots [team stats] has published the work of making the Pro Bowl, the former yesterday. He has participated in six of eight games, but they will not be in ninth place in the team when the Pats play the New York Jets [team stats] on Sunday evening.
The release closes the book on a bet of low risk and high reward that simply did not work.
Haynesworth could not learn the Patriot Way, and the team could not get the kind of performance that earned him 10 years Pro Bowl berths veteran with the Tennessee Titans [team stats].
Even with the legal problems that were finally included practice lets you participate in a court hearing so that it became a statement of simple assault, the Patriots acquired yet Haynesworth to push the pocket up the middle and create advantageous to end clashes of defense.
Sometimes, despite being plagued by knee injuries and back, he did do the job. But not enough.
On Monday, sources had told the Herald that Haynesworth left the field in the third quarter of Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Giants in New York to find a fiery defensive line coach Pepper Johnson. The two had a verbal dispute on the bench Gillette Stadium after Haynesworth did not play the technique required for execution of Brandon Jacobs 10-yard touchdown. That was preceded by an ugly three sequence play in the second quarter that saw Haynesworth dropped to the ground three times.
After the talk with Johnson ended in a burst of colorful language, Haynesworth did not play another snap.
A day later, coach Bill Belichick tried to downplay the controversy, saying that the lack of playing time Haynesworth was "related to the rotation." Belichick gave no details of the heated discussion.
"Everything we talked as a team during the game or in the meetings and all that," Belichick said, "is among the players and coaches."
Clearly, given the lack of effort, the experiment could not continue.
Haynesworth tenure with the Patriots finished with three tackles, a lot of headlines and earned $ 794,118 of his $ 1.5 million salary. The Pats could be on the hook 705. $ 882 more if not claimed by another team, however, avoid the possibility of having to pay millions of dollars in bonuses based on incentives.
It also leaves a question: What now for Haynesworth?
The Pats acquired him from the Redskins in 2013 only a draft fifth-round pick, Haynesworth had carried out the welcome in Washington at a cost of $ 32 million. A Patriots fan from long ago and whose best friend, Pat Santa Maria, was the owner of Pat's Service Center and Towing in Worcester, Haynesworth saw the team to provide a vehicle to resurrect his career.
"It's an opportunity to get my name," Haynesworth said August 2. "It's a great opportunity to return to the field and show that Albert Haynesworth can still play football."
A few weeks later, after a knee ailment has healed sufficiently to enable it to play in the fourth preseason game, a jet Haynesworth said he hoped this would be the last stop in the NFL.
"If God forbid, I cut from this team, I know I could go play for another team," said Haynesworth September 3. "However, I feel that this will be the last place I play. If you do not work here, I will not play anywhere else."
With Haynesworth gone, the Patriots [team stats] have four defensive tackles inside - Pro Bowler Vince Wilfork [Statistics] 2009 Ron Brace in the second round, veteran Gerard Warren and under the radar plugger love Kyle. The four-player effort, and except for Brace, who was on the physically unable to perform list until last week, all were together most of the year Haynesworth.
Haynesworth is likely effort paled in comparison, which undoubtedly affected the locker room.
The Patriots showed flashes of improvement along the defensive line against the Giants, with Haynesworth playing less than 10 snaps, and you can continue. At least the Patriots are no longer wonder about how hard your players are playing.
As Johnson was asked earlier this season about coaching while Haynesworth injury has healed. His answer was instructive.
"My job is not to have someone or something," Johnson said at the time. "My job is the coach is out there in the field.
"We have to try to win games without him."
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