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DawgPoundNJ
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I would definitely take him back. He apologized right away, apologized to the team, fans, and his son. It wasn't an apology with conditions attached either. He didn't appeal the suspension and took his punishment gracefully. He also went into anger management counseling as well to help him out.
Loomba
Footballguy
I was wondering about this situation today. The Titans have said that they are going to consider whether they take him back. Presumably their other options are to extend his suspension, release or trade him?
My question is: Why?
Yes, he committed an awful act on the field and I thought he should get suspended for a longer period of time. But the league levied its sanction and he has served it. Why is the team contemplating further action?
Are they worried he comes back and does something else to warrant a longer suspension (i.e. they can't trust him to be in the lineup in the future due to possible future suspensions)? If this is the concern, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. There is a risk any player could get suspended (or hurt) on any play. You coach their backups to be ready to fill in if something like that happens.
Is the team embarrassed? If so, get over it. You got a lot of other players and things to be embarrassed about, like your record. Since when do franchises feel the need to get all high and mighty?
Do they want to make an example out of him -- to try to get the rest of the team in line? Well, he had to repay some of his signing bonus. The team has clearly (and repeatedly) stated its disdain for his actions. I think an example has been made of him. Levying further punishment may only serve to upset other players who are his friends and want him back to help the team.
I guess this just has me scratching my head a bit. Other teams have reacted this way in similar situations and I am curious to understand the rationale behind organizations behaving this way?
Any insights sharks?
My question is: Why?
Yes, he committed an awful act on the field and I thought he should get suspended for a longer period of time. But the league levied its sanction and he has served it. Why is the team contemplating further action?
Are they worried he comes back and does something else to warrant a longer suspension (i.e. they can't trust him to be in the lineup in the future due to possible future suspensions)? If this is the concern, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. There is a risk any player could get suspended (or hurt) on any play. You coach their backups to be ready to fill in if something like that happens.
Is the team embarrassed? If so, get over it. You got a lot of other players and things to be embarrassed about, like your record. Since when do franchises feel the need to get all high and mighty?
Do they want to make an example out of him -- to try to get the rest of the team in line? Well, he had to repay some of his signing bonus. The team has clearly (and repeatedly) stated its disdain for his actions. I think an example has been made of him. Levying further punishment may only serve to upset other players who are his friends and want him back to help the team.
I guess this just has me scratching my head a bit. Other teams have reacted this way in similar situations and I am curious to understand the rationale behind organizations behaving this way?
Any insights sharks?
perry147
Footballguy
ESPN reporting:
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Six weeks after being suspended, Albert Haynesworth will return to the Tennessee Titans.Team sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that Haynesworth met with Titans officials, including coach Jeff Fisher, on Monday and will be allowed to rejoin the team. He will hold a news conference Tuesday and is expected to be in meetings and practice on Wednesday.Haynesworth was suspended Oct. 2 for swiping his cleated foot across Dallas center Andre Gurode's unprotected face during the Titans' 45-14 loss to the Cowboys on Oct. 1. Haynesworth was eligible to return to the Titans on Monday morning."My goal is to get back, work as hard as I can and just bust my butt on the field and try to earn that respect back from everybody. It's not going to happen overnight. It's not going to happen this year or not even next year," Haynesworth said at his news conference on Oct. 5."I'm going to keep working until I do," he said.The five-year veteran remains under contract through next season. He started the last 28 games he played.But he has been away from the Titans for five games -- six weeks in total, since the team's bye week came during the suspension -- which was more than twice as long as the league's previous punishment for an on-field act.Haynesworth also lost five game checks, and Tennessee formally asked him to return a prorated slice of his bonus money for this season.The defensive tackle has tried to show his remorse in various ways. He held a news conference expressing he was sorry, even though he could not explain why he tried to smash Gurode's head, leaving the Cowboy needing 30 stitches to repair his slashed face.Haynesworth spent game days eating pizza and talking to at-risk youth at a Nashville community center to drive home the importance of making the right decisions.And he tried to keep in shape by working with an ex-college teammate at his fitness center three days a week and then with ex-NFL defensive lineman Chuck Smith in Atlanta.Fisher, a former player himself, has not tried to hide his anger at Haynesworth's actions. He refused to comment on Haynesworth early in the suspension or even speak his name in recent weeks.
