Albert Haynesworth -- Shaming the Game

Forget the MLB playoffs. Forget Monday Night Football. Forget that Monday was Media Day in the NBA (please? I can't handle the Knicks right now...) When an athlete attempts to stab an opponent either to gain an advantage or out of anger and emotion, a quick and severe punishment needs to be leveled. And that's exactly what Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth did on Sunday- attempted to stab an opponent with his cleats. Take a look at the weapon. Cleats just like those were forcibly pounded onto somebody's face.

Haynesworth, following a play in the red zone on Sunday, stomped on the head of Dallas center Andre Gurode. There's no other word which can accurately describe what he did -- following a play, as Gurode lay on the ground without his helmet, he saw the spikes of Haynesworth rise above his forward and promptly fall towards his forehead. Gurode received 30 stitches and Haynesworth received the longest suspension in NFL history for an on-field incident (5 games).

First-year NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should be commended for his swift action and severe punishment. It was well deserved. Said Goodell, "There is absolutely no place in the game, or anywhere else, for the inexcusable action that occurred in yesterday's Titans-Cowboys game."