DT Haynesworth in working hard to prepare for upcoming season

The Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth actually never stopped working hard to give better performance in new season, although he has skipped all the team’s offseason workouts. According to the tackle’s personal trainer, Haynesworth had been working so hard that he had lost 32 pounds from the beginning of the offseason to now.

"Albert, he's the type of person that doesn't want to disappoint anybody, but he's very business-minded. I think it has motivated him quit e a bit, just seeing what his teammates are saying about him and seeing what everybody in the press is saying about him," trainer Tripp Smith told The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star. "I told him, 'If you show up and are playing like an animal, they're going to forget about the fact that you didn't go to a two-day minicamp or whatever happened aside from football.'"

The Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has been disappointed with Haynesworth’s absence from team activities. Because of his displeasure over the switch to a 3-4 defense, Haynesworth had been asking for a trade. And even if he appeared for a team workout, he was often wearing Favre jerseys and watching on sideline, claiming that he was suffering pains here or there.

Redskins DT Haynesworth back to training camp

After skipping two days of practice, Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth returned to practice field from treatment on his left knee.

Haynesworth said that the injection he received insert fluid in the knee was a procedure which has become routine for him in recent years to help fight the wear and tear of training camp. However, some still doubt whether the injection was related to Haynesworth's knee problems, and his absence was buzz-worthy news around the Redskins. Haynesworth, the two-time All-Pro defensive tackle, was offered by the Redskins the chance of wearng redskins jersey with a contract that includes an NFL-record $41 million in guaranteed money.

Coach Jim Zorn believed that the knee issue wasn’t serious and should not affect Haynesworth’s ability to play a full 16-game schedule during the regular season.

Redskins' Haynesworth pleads no contest to reckless driving charge

After he was charged for reckless driving, Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth did not plead any contest and just accept the probation for three months.

Court records show Haynesworth entered his plea Thursday morning in the Nashville suburb of Franklin. He's required to perform 25 hours of community service, make a $5,000 charitable contribution and attend driving school. He will surely not wear packers jersey during the probation.

Prosecutors said that Haynesworth crashed into concrete median and injuried another driver badly in a Dec. 13 incident when he tried to pass the driver. And Circuit Court Judge Jeff Bivins told Haynesworth that he hopes the process has shown that no one is infallible.