Washington linebacker Reuben Foster took the practice field for the first time with his team today but lasted just a few minutes.
Foster was carted off the practice field just after the start of Organized Team Activities. Reporters on the scene described Foster as getting his left knee attended to while he cried in pain.
Washington took a great deal of criticism for claiming Foster off waivers in November, days after the 49ers released him when he was arrested following a domestic violence accusation at the team hotel. Foster was immediately placed on the commissioner’s exempt list, but when those charges were dropped months later, Foster was not suspended.
There’s no immediate word on the severity of Foster’s injury, but it’s now possible that Foster won’t play in Washington not because of a suspension, but because of an injury in his very first practice with the team.
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#Redskins LB Reuben Foster carted off just now. Left leg injury. Sobbing as he was driven back to the team facility.
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Seriously though man. Who else does this happen to? Just un-f-ing-believable.
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They're reportedly fearing he blew out his ACL. So he probably definitely blew out his ACL.
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emoses14 wrote:Is Fed Ex built on top of a burial ground?
I mean, this many injuries wouldn't even be believable in a football movie script.
Well to be fair they were playing in an open air situation and nobody appeared to be wearing bubble wrap. So you know, its not completely surprising that something like this would happen.
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I suppose people would rather it happens during regulation games when the team has no options.
“He was at that time the smartest player in the league. We did everything we could to try to eliminate him from the play. We knew if we didn’t neutralize him, then we had less of a chance of winning.” - John Hannah on Chris Hanburger
Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:I suppose people would rather it happens during regulation games when the team has no options.
Is one OTA to much to ask for?
It is if every ass to come down the pike wants to blame "karma" for the injury.
“He was at that time the smartest player in the league. We did everything we could to try to eliminate him from the play. We knew if we didn’t neutralize him, then we had less of a chance of winning.” - John Hannah on Chris Hanburger
Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:It is if every ass to come down the pike wants to blame "karma" for the injury.
Man, I don't believe in kharma any more than I blame the training staff for injuries. Just saying, we've had a freaking terrible run of bad luck on the injury front. Its crazy how we can't catch a break!
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Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:It is if every ass to come down the pike wants to blame "karma" for the injury.
Man, I don't believe in kharma any more than I blame the training staff for injuries. Just saying, we've had a freaking terrible run of bad luck on the injury front. Its crazy how we can't catch a break!
If you need a freak injury the Redskins are your team. Theismann. RGIII. And a ton more I'm too lazy to list. Didn't one of our cornerbacks tear an ACL on a treadmill or something?
“He was at that time the smartest player in the league. We did everything we could to try to eliminate him from the play. We knew if we didn’t neutralize him, then we had less of a chance of winning.” - John Hannah on Chris Hanburger
Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:If you need a freak injury the Redskins are your team. Theismann. RGIII. And a ton more I'm too lazy to list. Didn't one of our cornerbacks tear an ACL on a treadmill or something?
Junior Gallette? Lol.
That's for damn sure. Man, I'll be the first to say every team deals with injuries, but we sure get more than our fair share.
I heard somebody making the case the other day that teams should skip the OTA stuff for just this reason. Have to see if I can dig up the article.
I'll be honest mostly I'm just bummed because the defense has been shaping up so nicely. I'm sure Foster won't be the last guy we lose to an injury this year, but I wish we'd at least gotten to see him in this defense for a game or two.
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Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:If you need a freak injury the Redskins are your team. Theismann. RGIII. And a ton more I'm too lazy to list. Didn't one of our cornerbacks tear an ACL on a treadmill or something?
Junior Gallette? Lol.
That's for damn sure. Man, I'll be the first to say every team deals with injuries, but we sure get more than our fair share.
I heard somebody making the case the other day that teams should skip the OTA stuff for just this reason. Have to see if I can dig up the article.
I'll be honest mostly I'm just bummed because the defense has been shaping up so nicely. I'm sure Foster won't be the last guy we lose to an injury this year, but I wish we'd at least gotten to see him in this defense for a game or two.
We also let another player go because we assumed Foster could take his place. As of right this moment I'm considerably less enthusiastic about the front seven. The line is a strength but its the linebackers who have to make plays in a 3-4. I've never really been a fan of 3-4 defenses even if we usually line up in a 4-3. Now we're going to be scraping the bottom of barrels looking for a middle linebacker. The free agency list isn't exactly a who's who of talent. I don't think Zach Vigil is an equivalent replacement for Reuben Foster.
“He was at that time the smartest player in the league. We did everything we could to try to eliminate him from the play. We knew if we didn’t neutralize him, then we had less of a chance of winning.” - John Hannah on Chris Hanburger
Burgundy&GoldForever wrote:We also let another player go because we assumed Foster could take his place. As of right this moment I'm considerably less enthusiastic about the front seven. The line is a strength but its the linebackers who have to make plays in a 3-4. I've never really been a fan of 3-4 defenses even if we usually line up in a 4-3. Now we're going to be scraping the bottom of barrels looking for a middle linebacker. The free agency list isn't exactly a who's who of talent. I don't think Zach Vigil is an equivalent replacement for Reuben Foster.
Yeah the line is beastly but teams absolutely murdered us last year throwing those short passes to TEs that our LBs couldn't keep up with.
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Yeah I heard dudes on the radio last night suggesting that Holcombe might have to step up. But it seems crazy to be banking on a 5th round pick who hasn't played a snap in the NFL yet as a starting LB. I mean it would be great if he's the guy, but that just seems unlikely.
Seems like they have to look at FAs, don't you think?
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