Redskins giving LB Foster a chance
The Redskins claimed Reuben Foster off waivers Tuesday after the 49ers released the linebacker following a domestic violence arrest.
The team announced the move in a statement from senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams acknowledging the circumstances surrounding Foster.
“The Redskins fully understand the severity of the recent allegations made against Reuben,” Williams said. “If true, you can be sure these allegations are nothing our organization would ever condone.
“Let me be clear, Reuben will have to go through numerous steps including the full legal process, an investigation and potential discipline from the NFL, as well as meetings with counselors associated with the team before he will ever have the opportunity to wear the burgundy and gold as a player.”
The team says conversations with former Alabama teammates led to the decision to claim Foster. There are seven other Alabama products on the team.
Foster was arrested Saturday night for an incident at the 49ers’ team hotel in Tampa, and he was released the next morning.
Colts’ injuries an issue: Andrew Luck might be playing the best football of his career. He’s still going to need help reaching the playoffs with mounting injuries threatening to derail the Colts’ postseason push.
One week after starting center Ryan Kelly went down with a left knee injury and one day after coach Frank Reich announced tight end Jack Doyle would miss the rest of the season with an injured kidney, Luck and his teammates started preparing for the closing five-game stretch that will determine whether they end a threeyear playoff drought.
“We’ve done it before,” tight end Eric Ebron said when asked about adjustments. “Everybody has to take on a heavier workload.”
The adaptations start with Ebron, the lone remaining healthy tight end among the five listed on last week’s depth chart. He’s already caught 11 touchdown passes this season, matching his previous fouryear total and tying Dallas Clark’s single-season franchise record by a tight end.
It’s unclear whether Mo Alie-Cox, Ryan Hewitt or Erik Swoope could return from injuries this week.
Jaguars make changes: The Jaguars fired offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and benched quarterback Blake Bortles one day after the team’s seventh consecutive loss.
Coach Doug Marrone made sweeping changes to one of the league’s worst offenses.
“I felt I needed to get us an opportunity to win some games,” Marrone said. “It’s not a knee-jerk reaction. We’ve got to try to get better production out of our passing game.”
Marrone promoted quarterbacks coach Scott Milanovich to offensive coordinator and elevated backup quarterback Cody Kessler.
Extra points: The Vikings placed S Andrew Sendejo on injured reserve, ending his season after a groin injury limited him to only five games . ... The Lions put WR Marvin Jones on injured reserve with a knee injury . ... The NFL suspended Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette one game without pay for leaving the sideline, running across the field and throwing punches at Bills DE Shaq Lawson . ... Chargers RB Melvin Gordon is week to week after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.