Is Albert Haynesworth Ready to Start?

Filed under: Redskins, NFC NorthQuarterback Donovan McNabb, who sprained his left knee in the Aug. 21 preseason loss to Baltimore, and fullback Mike Sellers, who sprained his left ankle against the Ravens, both returned to practice for the Washington Redskins on Monday and are expected to start in Sunday's opener against Dallas. Only free safety Kareem Moore, sidelined until at least Week 3 after having his right knee scoped on Aug. 23, and rookie inside linebacker Perry Riley, out since injuring his right foot on Aug. 27 against the New York Jets, were the only Redskins unable to practice.

Meanwhile, defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, who played 49 of 55 snaps in the Sept. 2 preseason finale at Arizona, in an effort to reclaim the starting job he lost by skipping the offseason program and mandatory minicamp over his unhappiness with his perceived role in new coordinator Jim Haslett's 3-4 defensive scheme, took some work with the first team on Monday, but don't expect him to put nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu or right end Kedric Golston on the bench against the Cowboys.

"Any time a person plays the defensive end position, the nose position, it takes some time," said Shanahan, admantly refusing to reveal his starters. "It doesn't happen overnight. I thought he did a good job considering how many plays he did [play] at a couple of different positions. It was work that was well-needed and he played hard. He worked hard and made a few mistakes, but he's getting better. He's in much better shape than he was before. We'll play the best players who are ready to play." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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