Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean has the details on what it will take for Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to become an unrestricted free agent in 2009.  He signed a one-year franchise tender on Friday, with provisions that would prevent the Titans from using the tag again next year.

Haynesworth will win his freedom if he:  (1) qualifies for the Pro Bowl; (2) participates in 60 percent of the snaps on defense; (3) participates in 53 percent of the snaps and the team wins 10 games or more; (4) participates in 53 percent of the snaps and the Titans finish in the league’s top five in total defense.

So, barring a serious injury, Haynesworth will be an unrestricted free agent in 2009.  On the offensive line and interior defensive line, the Pro Bowl rosters largely are determined by reputation, and Haynesworth has a sufficiently high profile to get to Honolulu. 

And this means that Haynesworth almost certainly will be an unrestricted free agent in 2009, because the team likely wouldn’t use the franchise tag on him again if he suffers a serious injury.  Instead, they’d let the market determine his value.