WASHINGTON — Moving swiftly in the first hours of free agency, the Washington Redskins opened their deep pockets and snagged the biggest name available: Albert Haynesworth.

The Tennessee Titans' All-Pro defensive tackle agreed today to a seven-year deal worth about $100 million, including an NFL-record $41 million in guaranteed money. The Redskins, known for their expediency in such matters, scheduled an afternoon news conference for their latest marquee signing.

Haynesworth's deal came shortly after another Redskins blockbuster: a six-year, $54 million agreement to re-sign cornerback DeAngelo Hall. The team also planned to release expensive and oft-injured cornerback Shawn Springs.

The moves marked a return to form for Redskins owner Dan Snyder, who for much of the decade has won the unofficial NFL offseason title with big-money signings, often negotiated as the clock was striking the midnight start of free agency.

The team was uncharacteristically quiet last year — no major deals during the entire free agency period — but an 8-8 season with an aging roster left holes to fill.

Haynesworth, a stout, sack-producing interior lineman, is just what the Redskins have needed. He had a career-high 8½ sacks last year, more than one-third of Washington's team total (24). The 27-year-old lineman is 6-foot-6 and 320 pounds and has 24 sacks in seven NFL seasons since the Titans drafted him in the first round out of the University of Tennessee in 2002.

Haynesworth also had 75 tackles last year, plus 22 quarterback pressures, seven tackles for a loss and a team-high four forced fumbles. Possible downsides: He hasn't played a full season since his rookie year because of various injuries, he's been known to take plays off, and he might never live down a five-game suspension for swiping his cleated foot over Dallas center Andre Gurode's face in 2006.

The suspension is the NFL's longest for an on-field act, and Haynesworth also was required to attend anger management sessions. Now, having signed with an NFC East team, Haynesworth will face Gurode twice a year.

It was uncertain whether the Redskins would be able to fit Haynesworth under the salary cap, but the front office spent this month renegotiating several contracts of current players to clear money for the upcoming season. The team also saved money under the cap by releasing linebacker Marcus Washington last week.

Hall's deal includes $22.5 million in guaranteed money, giving the 25-year-old cornerback his second big payday in as many years. He was guaranteed around $24 million in a seven-year, $70 million contract he signed a year ago with Oakland, but he struggled to adjust to the Raiders' man-to-man defense and was waived after eight games.

The Redskins picked him up less than a week later, and he provided a needed boost to a secondary beset by too many injuries and not enough big plays. Hall played in seven games and started the last four, eventually moving ahead of Carlos Rogers on the depth chart.

But Rogers and Hall are now expected to form the new starting cornerback tandem. Springs was told he is being cut, clearing a cornerback glut and freeing up money to sign a free agent offensive lineman such as Derrick Dockery or Ray Willis.

Hall's five interceptions for the season — three with Oakland, two with Washington — were three more than any other cornerback on the Redskins' roster. He was a model citizen during his short time in the nation's capital, avoiding the kinds of outbursts that prompted the Atlanta Falcons to trade him to Oakland in 2008.

Hall, therefore, became a top offseason priority, with Snyder wanting to work a deal before the cornerback had a chance to test the free-agent market.