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Haynesworth wants a big payday

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Haynesworth demands top dollar

Albert Haynesworth said he loves Nashville and the Titans, but he scoffed at the notion of giving the team a hometown discount on the long-term contract he's seeking.

"Not unless they give me a 100 percent guaranteed contract,'' the veteran defensive tackle said with a smile Thursday as he visited the site of Super Bowl XLIII.

Although he declined to go into specifics, Haynesworth is seeking a six-year deal that would make him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL. Right now that designation belongs to Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, who signed a six-year contract last offseason with $32 million guaranteed and $12.2 million per year. Haynesworth made it clear he's looking to get paid.

The team already made an offer to turn a guy who had freakish athletic ability, but whose attitude and motivation were a question mark, the highest paid defensive player in the game.

Do they turn around and make that same offer to a player with a similar profile?

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He seems very injury prone.

Not as much in previous years as early on, though he did get injured just prior to this year's playoffs.

I think his being stomp-on-the-head-of-a-guy-not-wearing-a-helmet prone is a bigger concern for some folks.

Me? I'm iffy about Haynesworth on a lot of fronts.

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Not as much in previous years as early on, though he did get injured just prior to this year's playoffs.

I think his being stomp-on-the-head-of-a-guy-not-wearing-a-helmet prone is a bigger concern for some.

Me? I'm iffy on a lot of fronts.

Oh it's a big iff, but our dline would be 100% better with him on there. Put him and Kemo in there and switch Kemo/Lewis for passing/run plays. It would give us more options on the DE sides. I don't see it happening though.

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I'd be willing to give him a substantial amount of cash, depending on the structure of the contract.

Minimal signing bonus ($6M) and reasonable base salary ($2M/year) with a majority of the money coming through roster bonuses annually. This way, if he DOES turn into a one-year wonder, he can be cut without a long-term hit.

Of course, that depends on how they compute roster bonuses into the cap.

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no way do we ever trust that clown with that kind of money. he wants it guaranteed? someone is about to get ripped off.

i sure hope it isn't us.

i don't like him and i don't trust him.

guaranteed money for him is a guaranteed ripoff for some team.

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no way do we ever trust that clown with that kind of money. he wants it guaranteed? someone is about to get ripped off.

i sure hope it isn't us.

i don't like him and i don't trust him.

guaranteed money for him is a guaranteed ripoff for some team.

I'm not a fan of guaranteed money to any player, just on general principle.

Guaranteed money to a guy who might be a "contract year warrior"? Huge mistake.

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I'm not a fan of guaranteed money to any player, just on general principle.

Guaranteed money to a guy who might be a "contract year warrior"? Huge mistake.

larry johnson and the chiefs is the biggest example that pops into my head.

he put that team over a barrel, raped and pillaged, and then sat on his butt and did nothing.

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