Ex-NFL DT Albert Haynesworth Diagnosed with Kidney Failure, Asks for Donor

Albert Haynesworth, who played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, revealed on his Instagram page that he was diagnosed with kidney failure.

He posted a picture of himself at the hospital with a message that said he is "in dire need of a kidney" after his failed on Sunday. He said he has had kidney disease "for a few years now" and asked "for someone to generously donate a kidney."

Haynesworth, who entered the league as a first-round pick out of Tennessee in 2002, was a two-time Pro Bowler and two-time first team All-Pro selection during his successful career.

This isn't his first health scare, as Paul Kuharsky of ESPN noted he told a Nashville radio station in 2016 that he nearly died as a result of brain aneurysms.

"Nobody really knows: I almost died," he said. "I had two brain aneurysms that were nearly rupturing. I went and talked to my doctor in Florida, and he was like, 'Man, your blood pressure is through the roof. I'm going to admit you.' They did a lot of tests and found the aneurysm that was rupturing at that point."

Haynesworth mentioned the brain aneurysms in his Instagram post on Wednesday and said, "It's hard to believe from being a professional athlete to only 8 season in retirement that my body has taken another major blow."