NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The NFL Players Association will not appeal Albert Haynesworth's five-game suspension for stomping on the head of Dallas center Andre Gurode. The Tennessee Titans defensive tackle was suspended Monday for kicking Gurode in the head twice in Sunday's 45-14 victory by the Cowboys. The unprecedented suspension is more than twice the previous longest, a two-game suspension for Green Bay's Charles Martin in 1986. Haynesworth announced through his agent on Tuesday that he would not appeal the suspension. Upshaw discussed the suspension with Haynesworth and other people including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. ``We represent both players here, and it is best for all concerned that we let the suspension stand,'' NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw said Wednesday. ``While Roger has expressed a willingness to meet with Haynesworth and I expect that meeting to take place, there will be no formal hearing where the suspension will be challenged.'' Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
