Redskins decision-makers were split over whether to claim Reuben Foster off waivers from the 49ers this week, according to Les Carpenter and Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post. The biggest proponent of the move was team president Bruce Allen, who “masterminded” the idea. 
Foster was arrested at the Niners’ team hotel on Saturday night, marking the second time this year that he has been accused of getting physical with girlfriend Elissa Ennis. Ennis recanted the first allegation, but she is cooperating with authorities this time around and her attorney says she will “participate in the [legal] process.”
The 2017 first-round pick is undeniably talented, but the Redskins’ decision to add him to the roster has been widely criticized. That may explain why Allen chose to have Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Doug Williams quoted in the team’s press release rather than himself.
“The Redskins fully understand the severity of the recent allegations made against Reuben,” Williams said in the statement. “If true, you can be sure these allegations are nothing our organization would ever condone.”
Shortly after claiming Foster, the Redskins announced that the linebacker will not play until his legal situation is resolved. They won’t have the opportunity to do that anyway – the NFL placed Foster on the commissioner’s exempt list, meaning that he cannot play or practice for the Redskins until the league office gives its blessing.
Bruce Allen is a scumbag.
Astros did the same thing trading for Osuna. You can tell which sports teams actually have integrity and which ones don’t.
Good football move. Let the legal system take care of his legal issues.
Bad human move. Do you think Bruce Allen picks him up if it was his daughter?
What if he’s not guilty though?
It’s possible he is- But the optics look really bad from a team and league perspective. I mean this is the league where Kapernak (sp?) kneels down to protest racial inequality and can’t get a job for 2 years. Foster is accused of domestic abuse and has a new team in 2 days.
As if the other teams wouldn’t have drafted him if he fell to them in the 2nd round. Sooner or later Kyle will go back to being an OC and Lynch will be in the booth again. Terrible tandom.