Published 6/26/2009
by Nick Signorelli
at Bleacher Report - NFL
In a profootballtalk.com report last night, based on an interview with Adam Schein and Jim Miller of Serius NFL Radio, Albert Haynesworth said, “I could’ve made more money with Tampa Bay if I had really wanted to.”
The interview then goes on to say, “They offered me a whole lot more, and even with their tax situation, it could have been 20 percent more.”
Later in the interview, Haynesworth also states that the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos were also interested.
According to Haynesworth, the Redskins first called at 12:15 AM, and that the seven year, $100 million dollar contract was hammered out in one hour and 45 minutes.
Forget the fact that it normally takes days to work out a contract.
Forget the fact that there were a total of three other teams bidding on his services.
All those particulars. The guaranteed money, the duration down to the way the money is going to be paid out. And what about incentives?
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