Redskins coach Shanahan expects Haynesworth to attend training camp

The Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan recently told reporters that he expected defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to take part in the team’s training camp on July 29. The head coach also said that he wanted Haynesworth to appear in great shape and not in an Archie Manning jersey again.

"I talked to Albert about a month after I got the job and sat down with him and I said if he did not want to be part of the Washington Redskins, that I’d let him go," Shanahan in a Brett Favre jersey told WFAN-AM. "I wouldn’t trade him-I’d let him go to another football team. But if he did take the (bonus) check for $21 million, I expected him to play any position that we thought would be in the best interest of the Washington Redskins."

Haynesworth’s return would mean he is willing to accept role switch for a different game system. Previously, Shanahan was pretty angry with Haynesworth’s absence from team activities, but recently he saw several reports about Haynesworth losing 30 pounds while preparing for the camp. The coach might think now that the tackle is still willing to play, so he made the attitude change first to make the player feel less embarrassed for changed mind.