New England Patriots Acquire DT Albert Haynesworth
Even though the New York Jets have advanced further in the playoffs the last two seasons, the New England Patriots remain the team to beat in the AFC East.
The back-to-back defending AFC East division champion Patriots have made their first big bold move off the 2011 offseason, acquiring big defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth from the Redskins for a 2013 5th-round draft pick.
The 30-year-old Haynesworth was an All-Pro player in 2007 and 2008, his last two seasons with the Tennessee Titans. But ever since signing a seven-year, $100 million deal with the Washington Redskins in 2009, he has struggled.
After a final rift with head coach Mike Shanahan last December, the Redskins evidently concluded that they had just had enough, and dumped him today.
Bill Belichick obviously was willing to take a chance on him for such a low asking price in a trade, and Haynesworth will now try to rehabilitate his image and his game in New England, where he will be playing for a contender again.
The Jets will have their hands full with big Albert and Vince Wilfork on that Patriots defensive line, but it’s nothing that perennial All-Pro center Nick Mangold can’t handle.
While the Patriots have improved, acquiring a 6’6, 335 pound behemoth, I’m confident that Mangold, Brandon Moore and the rest of the Jets offensive line will keep him in check.
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