Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan dismissed the notion that the team will trade Albert Haynesworth in the offseason.
From AOL NFL Fanhouse.com:
On trading Albert Haynesworth: “There is nothing to clarify. It is just speculation. He’s part of the organization. I am just looking for him to come in and work and be like everyone else. No, we’re not going to trade him at all, unless someone gives us something we would have to consider — that’s pretty standard with any player on your roster. He’s a pretty smart guy. He’s really talented. I think I can get that out of him.”
Andy Reid also came out and said that the Eagles weren’t going to trade Donovan McNabb and now he’s a Redskin. Shanahan has been in the league a long time – he knows how the game is played. If he comes out and says that Haynesworth is on the trade block, then he knows that he diminishes the defensive tackle’s value. If he denies that the Skins want to trade Haynesworth, then he makes other teams come to him and doesn’t risk upsetting the player.
A lot goes on leading up to, and during the NFL draft. Teams talk all the time about trading players and picks, so we’ll see what happens. Even though Shanahan sounds convincing, I don’t think we’ve heard the last of the Haynesworth trade talks.
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