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Article from: The Washington Post
Article date: March 1, 2009
Author: Jason La Canfora
Reprinted from yesterday's editions
For a good five years, Jim Washburn tried to buck Albert
Haynesworth. The Tennessee Titans' defensive line coach wanted to
mold the fiery defensive tackle into a prototypical lineman, harping
on technique and footwork, clashing repeatedly with his most gifted
pupil.
Finally, a couple of years ago, he relented. Haynesworth was a
special case, as angry and recalcitrant at times as he was talented,
and Washburn, 59, was ready to make an exception for him. He granted
the 6-foot-6, 320-pound lineman rare ...
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