RESTON, Va. (WUSA) -- Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth is accused of punching a man in the face in what appears to be a case of road rage.

Fairfax County police spokeswoman Shelley Broderick says Haynesworth is accused of simple assault in a Wednesday morning incident.

A 38-year-old man driving a Honda Civic on the Fairfax County Parkway noticed a pickup truck reportedly tailgating him and made a "non verbal hand gesture" to the driver.  He says the man in the truck later followed him to a traffic light, approached his car, punched him in the nose, and then took off.

Broderick says police have been in touch with Haynesworth's attorney and that arrangements have been made for him to meet with officers and appear in Fairfax County General District Court next week because he is currently out of town.

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The following was reported by 9NEWS NOW Sports Director Brett Haber on Friday night:

As if the First Amendment trampling, the financial bullying and the reckless anti-Semitism claims weren't enough to make Dan Snyder's lawsuit against the City Paper repugnant, now Snyder is invoking the good works of his wife as a public relations shield.

NEW YORK (WUSA) -- Redskins owner Dan Snyder filed a $2 million lawsuit Wednesday against the company that owns the Washington City Paper, as a result of an article written by City Paper reporter Dave McKenna. On Thursday, the city paper responded to the lawsuit on its website.

"We reviewed the complaints carefully, as we would with a suggestion by anyone that we had gotten something wrong. We believe we have the facts right," an article in the Washington City Paper stated.