Albert Haynesworth and the 5 Worst Attitudes in the NFL Today

The NFL has a lot of strong character players and every year the league awards it's Walter Payton Man of the Year award to the player that best displays excellence on and off the field.

This year's winner of the award was Minnesota Vikings safety Madieu Williams.

Unfortunately, there are also a number of players who will never be considered for this award, because they don't exactly exude excellence on and off the field when it comes to their attitudes. 

Albert Haynesworth is the first name that comes to mind when we are talking about players with some serious attitude issues—like stomping-on-an-opponents-face-type of issues.

Mike Shanahan will be more than happy to rid himself of Haynesworth when the lockout ends; here is a look at five other players who aren't the greatest when it comes to having positive attitudes.

1. Randy Moss

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KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 26: Receiver Randy Moss #84 of the Tennessee Titans warms up prior to the start of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on December 26, 2010 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images

In the above picture you will see Randy Moss "running" his route.

Moss used to be one of the league's premier players, but it has now come to this; three teams in one season and it is hard to know who will want him this year once the lockout ends.

Moss only goes hard when he wants to and that is definitely not all of the time. So the question is, would you want the seven-time Pro Bowler on your team?

I wouldn't.

2. Kenny Britt

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SAN DIEGO - OCTOBER 31: Kenny Britt #18 of the Tennessee Titans looks on from the sideline against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on October 31, 2010 in San Diego, California. The Chargers defeated the Titans 33-25. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Gett

We get to stay in Tennessee for our next bad attitude and we don't even have to leave the receiver position to find him.

Kenny Britt is one bad apple as he continues to prove; there may not be a more unintelligent player in the league right now than Britt.

Britt has been arrested two times already this offseason (Ray Lewis told us this was coming), and he followed those wise moves up with perhaps his greatest idea yet earlier this week.

He decided to retire and let the world know via Facebook, only to un-retire less than half an hour later. And he also had a few choice words for the commish, all I will tell you is that it rhymes with a bird that likes to swim in ponds and is something you probably shouldn't say to the commish!

3. Vince Young

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SAN DIEGO - OCTOBER 31: Quarterback Vince Young #10 of the Tennessee Titans plays against the San Diego Chargers in the game at Qualcomm Stadium on October 31, 2010 in San Diego, California. The Chargers defeated the Titans 33-25. (Photo by Jeff Gross/G

No wonder Jeff Fisher no longer has a paying gig, I could have wrote an entire article on the Titans team alone.

Young is not as good as his numbers may indicate (the majority of his passes were check-downs), and he has plenty of attitude issues to go along with overrated play, hence the reason the Titans are letting him go.

When Young told Fisher that he was "running out on him," that was a pretty good indication that Young was not the right signal-caller for the job.

I'm sure some people will defend Young, but I do not believe his actions are defensible. And for any Titans fans that are unhappy that your team has three players on this list (four if you include ex-Titans), just be happy that I did not include Cortland Finnegan as well.

4. James Harrison

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ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: James Harrison #92 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on as the Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

I know Steelers fans aren't going to like this selection, but they'll just have to get over it. Harrison needs to quit running his mouth and play football; from his complaints during last season about fines he received due to "illegal" hits to his latest commentary on the "Steelers' rule."

Harrison is a great football player, but I'm tired of hearing him complain and call the NFL rule makers idiots.

He does not have a bad attitude in the same sense as players like Young and Haynesworth, but his comments over the past year have been generally negative. I think it's time for him to stop talking and understand that the NFL has these rules in place for a reason.

5. Philip Rivers

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DENVER - JANUARY 02: Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers takes the field against the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field at Mile High on January 2, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The Chargers defeated the Broncos 33-28. (Photo by Doug Pensing

Rivers is a great talent, but he also acts like a punk a lot of the time and that goes a bit unnoticed because of his big-time ability.

For anyone who watched Rivers in games where San Diego struggled, such as road losses to the Chiefs and Seahawks last season, you would have noticed the quarterback repeatedly yelling at his offensive lineman and making a scene.

There is a difference between calling out someone for not performing and totally showing up your teammates during a game.

Rivers has no problem doing either of those things.