So the Washington Redskins are officially my most hated team in all of sports at this current moment. This hatred stems from the ludicrous contracts that were signed by Defensive Tackle Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall. Are you kidding me Dan Snyder, owner of the Redskins? I hope your happy wasting 154 million dollars on two players. Basically, you have made another moronic move since you’ve taken the reigns of the Redskins.

I don’t understand why owners insist on paying players so much money before they even step on the field. The idea of millions of dollars in guaranteed money simply makes my blood boil. Haynesworth signed a 100 million dollar contract and 41 million is guaranteed. All I can do after saying that allowed is swear profusely inside my mind and type a bunch of expletive deleted characters !@#$$%%#$#^$%^#$%. This means Haynesworth can fall down the steps in his house, break both his legs, never play again, and boom he has 41 million dollars in his bank account just for signing a piece of paper !@@$@#$#%$#%#$.

Something seriously needs to be done about this ridiculousness asap. When I say that, I am talking directly to Roger Goodell, current NFL commissioner. Set some maximum limits on guaranteed money in contracts already.

I wrote an article on last year’s NFL draft, citing how obnoxious the guaranteed money was in rookie contracts. Players that have not stepped a foot on an NFL field and every single one of them can turn into the next Ryan Leaf. I remember when Jamarcus Russell got drafted a couple years back by the Oakland Raiders with the number one pick and his contract ensured him 30+ million dollars in guaranteed money. Hey, Al Davis, how’d that investment turn out for you, you senile old man? I’ll answer that question; not so good. Russell is just another overpaid player straight from the draft. Sure he had potential and still might, but he gets more money than a substantial amount of NFL veterans who deserve that money a lot more than he does.

But Davis has done one thing right lately. And that was to cut Hall, who the Redskins foolishly picked up and now signed to an absurd contract. Hall just signed a contract worth 54 million dollars. Well Snyder took a page out of Davis’ playbook and overpaid this overrated “superstar.” Davis gave him an 80 million dollar contract and then cut him. If the Raiders cut him then that is really bad because they need all the help they can get. So what do the Redskins see in Hall that no one else seems to? God only knows, but Snyder is becoming the NFL’s biggest bonehead owner fast.

It baffles me the money that is being thrown around in this league. Haynesworth just a few years ago was going to be burned at the metaphorical stake for stomping on Andre Gurode’s head

and Hall is just an overhyped, overpaid player, and has been, from the very beginning of his career and the Redskins have made them two of the highest paid players at their positions; Haynesworth actually gets the highest of a defensive player ever. When will this ignorant cycle end? The economy is in shambles, player contracts are skyrocketing, and that can only mean two things: higher ticket prices and perturbed fans. If I was a Redskins fan, I would boycott. Why should a fan have to suffer at the stupidity of the front office? Sure Haynesworth has been dominant for the last two years, but things change, people get older and break down. Haynesworth has played one full 16 game season and that was in his rookie year in 2002. So I hope the Redskins don’t have high expectations of seeing him out on the field every Sunday because I surely don’t. And just wait until they realize Hall is just a name and they watch him get burned by more experienced wide receivers in the league.

Unfortunately, both of these players will probably start in the Pro Bowl because of the cockamamie voting system the NFL has for its All-Pros. Haynesworth will probably have a nice season, but not 100 million dollars worth for the future and Hall will just be a joke.

 -Sam Gerb

Sam can be reached at sgerb@ut.edu