"After a discouraging 37-9 loss to the Texans in which the effort of several Bucs players was brought into question by coach Raheem Morris, one players Morris singled out for solid effort was DT Albert Haynesworth.

Haynesworth's desire came into question repeatedly during his recent stops in Washington and New England, but there were no complaints after his initial outing in a Tampa Bay uniform.

"He played a good game (Sunday),'' Morris said of the 30-year-old former All-Pro, who was claimed off waivers from the Patriots on Wednesday. "He was excited to be at a new place, excited to get out there and play 47 snaps.''"