"He can do almost anything he wants. He doesn’t want to do anything. To me that’s the issue,” Haslett told 101 ESPN Radio in St. Louis. “He’s one of those guys you walk in a meeting and you tell him, ‘Put down the phone.’ The next day you have to tell him to put down the phone. The next day, you tell him to put down the phone.
“You tell him, ‘Don’t read the newspaper in meetings.’ The next day you have to tell him the same thing. It doesn’t stick; it’s an every-day thing.”
If only those were the worst of Haynesworth's problems.
The irritable defensive tackle has a propensity for breaking the law, almost breaking the law, and being accused of breaking the law. He has racked up a significant rap sheet ever since his college days at Tennessee. Here's a list of his most infamous indiscretions, including the one that put his volatile personality on the map: the stomp heard 'round the NFL.
At the University of Tennessee in November 2000, Haynesworth, a sophomore, got mad at Volunteers offensive tackle Will Ofenheusle. Haynesworth left the practice field and returned with what multiple reports described as a "long pole," but Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer intervened.
In training camp of 2003, Haynesworth started a team brawl by kicking Titans center Justin Hartwig. Then, in December 2003, Titans coach Jeff Fisher deactivated Haynesworth for one game after Haynesworth hit Matt Martin in the back of the head during an argument.
In the first game of the regular season, Haynesworth is called for unnecessary roughness when he slams Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew to the ground after a tackle. He is fined $5,000 by the NFL. Afterward, when asked if he should have been less rough on the play, he comments, "I'm not going to be any gentler or whatever. Maybe I'll just help them up."
Haynesworth faces a grand jury after receiving the police clock him traveling more than 100 mph in a 70-mph zone.
Haynesworth is fined $5,000 for an unnecessary hit on San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers during a playoff game. The late-hit penalty leads to the go-ahead touchdown for the Chargers, who go on to eliminate Tennessee from the playoffs.
Haynesworth is indicted on two misdemeanor traffic charges stemming from a December 2008 car accident in Tennessee. In the accident on Interstate 65, driver Corey Edmonson is partially paralyzed after colliding with Haynesworth's car. Police say Haynesworth was driving his Ferrari at speeds in excess of 100 mph when he struck Edmonson's vehicle, which struck a concrete barrier.
In his first year as a member of the Washington Redskins, Haynesworth questions the scheme of defensive coordinator Greg Blache, and states that he (Haynesworth) could not "survive another season in this system if it stays the way it is.''
Clayton Bank & Trust sues Haynesworth, alleging that he has failed to make payments on a loan in the amount of more than $2.38 million. According to papers, Haynesworth entered a commercial loan agreement for the original principal amount of $2,381,688.58 on June 27, 2009. On Feb. 27, 2009, the two parties entered into an Extension Agreement with an effective date of Feb. 27, 2010, according to the suit. The attorney for Clayton Bank & Trust, Hugh B. Ward, Jr., is seeking a little more than $2.4 million.
Haynesworth and new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan enter into a heated controversy because Haynesworth is unhappy about playing nose tackle in the new 3-4 defense. He refuses to attend early training camps and shows up to preseason practice out of shape. Shanahan refulses to allow Haynesworth to practice until he passes a fitness test first. Haynesworth is unable to do so for several weeks, during which the divide between he and Shanahan grows deeper. Haynesworth's play in 3-4 proves to be shoddy at best, and his relationship with Shanahan worsens to a point that on Dec. 7, Haynesworth is suspended for the season's final four games for conduct detrimental to the team.
Silvia Mena, a stripper from New York, claims in a $10-million lawsuit that Haynesworth impregnated her and refuses to pay child support.
Haynesworth is accused of throwing a punch to the nose of Joel Velazques, of Leesburg, Va. during a traffic altercation. The parties reach an out-of-court settlement.
-Haynesworth is indicted on sexual assault charges after allegedly fondling a waitress while paying his bill at a hotel in Washington, D.C. Haynesworth rejects a plea offer in May and tells investigators the waitress was upset because he is not attracted to black women. If convicted, he faces up six months in jail and a fine of $1,000. The trial is set to begin next week.
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