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Albert Haynesworth passes conditioning test, ready to practice

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Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth looks over his notes on the sidelines during their NFL football training camp in Ashburn, Virginia, in this July 31, 2010 file photograph. Critics are divided about who is to blame for defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth’s disastrous tenure with the Washington Redskins, a once-proud club now plagued with controversy, restless fans and an intrusive owner. To match feature NFL-REDSKINS/HAYNESWORTH REUTERS/Gary Cameron/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

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We won’t have a second consecutive summer full of stories about Albert Haynesworth’s inability to pass a conditioning test.

Haynesworth, whose inability to pass coach Mike Shanahan’s conditioning test last year was a major distraction for the Redskins, has now passed Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s conditioning test and is ready to practice.

Ian R. Rapoport of the Boston Herald reports that Haynesworth passed the test on his first attempt today. He didn’t try the conditioning test yesterday.

With that, Haynesworth is ready to practice. And Belichick is ready to get his new defensive tackle to work, rather than following Shanahan’s method of spending all of training camp in a battle of wills.