Haynesworth being carted off

David Elfin The Washington Times - September 27, 2009, 02:06PM

In the process of stopping Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford on third down, Redskins All Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was shaken up enough that he was just carted off the field.

As if anything else could go wrong for the plunging Redskins, who just fell behind the Lions 10-0 with 8:30 left in the second quarter.

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— David Elfin

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David Elfin

David Elfin has been following Washington-area sports teams since the late 1960s. David began his journalism career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., history) and Syracuse University (M.S., telecommunications). He wrote for the Bulletin (Philadelphia), the Post-Standard (Syracuse) and The Washington Post before coming to The Washington Times in 1986. He has covered colleges, the Orioles …