The corn grits that they served in the cafeteria (laughing). No, honestly I sensed something different here when I walked into the building and met the people that work here. I got the sense that every single person I have come in contact here are pulling in the same direction and there is a real hunger and passion here. From the coaching staff to the front office to the players that were here working out, I just came away really impressed and knew this was the spot for me. No one here said, “We are this, and we are that.” Instead they told me what their vision is for the team, what the expectations are. They treat you like a man. They showed it to me through their hard work and I appreciate that. At the end of the day, to me it made the most sense to sign here because of the feeling I got that everyone here is on the same page.”
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"That was the one thing looking into it,'' Haynesworth said. "Because we did have both the same money on the table and everybody knows that one [offer] was from Tampa. I looked at the roster of the Redskins and looked at the roster of the Bucs. They cut a lot of starters. I mean they were older guys, but they cut five starters the day before [free agency]. And then you look at the 'Skins and their team wasn't old and it's not young. It's in that middle-age group like my age type of guys. Having all the names that we do that are really good players, even great players, I definitely thought we had a great shot at making a nice run for the playoffs and, hopefully, winning our division and getting deep into the playoffs.<O:p</O:p
Haynesworth also said he might have been more inclined to sign with the Bucs if linebacker Derrick Brooks had not been released
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