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Though it's been discussed occasionally over the course of the past several months, the NFL never really seemed to look into the charges that the Redskins illegally tampered with Albert Haynesworth before signing him away from the Tennessee Titans. Apparently, that is about to change. According to Yahoo! Sports, the league has opened a formal investigation and began conducting interviews with people closely associated with the signing. The question at hand is whether or not officials from the Redskins contacted Haynesworth about signing before free agency officially began on Feb. 27. The Titans believe they didn't have a full opportunity to re-up with the gargantuan defensive tackle due to the Redskins' tampering.
If the NFL does find in favor of the Titans, the Redskins will likely face losing a draft pick. The recent precedent in place was the Niners' loss of a fifth-round pick when they tampered with Lance Briggs of the Bears. It wouldn't really be a huge penalty for a team who has a pretty nice foundation in place, but every draft pick counts. Still, I'm guessing if the Redskins had a choice between their 2010 fifth-rounder and Albert freaking Haynesworth, they'd take the big man.
Maybe the league needs to put a harsher penalty in place? From a purely speculative standpoint, a team could just take the chance they don't get caught while thinking, "yeah, if we do, he's worth more than a fifth-rounder." Seriously, who wouldn't have traded their fifth-rounder for him?
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