‘No guarantee’ Foster plays for Washington
Head Coach Jay Gruden said Washington will continue to investigate Rueben Foster’s legal problems amid the outcry from signing the former 49ers linebacker following his domestic-violence arrest.
Gruden added there is “no guarantee” Foster ever plays for Washington.
“We accept, obviously, the questions, but we want to let the process play out and see what happens and get to the bottom of it,” Gruden said Wednesday. “He’s got a lot of work to do, personally, with the team, with the NFL, with himself, before he even thinks about playing football again.”
Foster, 24, was arrested Saturday night at the 49ers’ team hotel in Tampa, Fla., and charged with one count of firstdegree misdemeanor domestic violence. Washington was the only team to put in a claim for Foster after San Francisco released him Monday.
Foster reported to the team’s facility on Wednesday to take a physical but is on the Commissioner Exempt list and cannot practice or attend games.
Gruden also said the organization did not speak to the victim. He did say team officials spoke “a little bit” to Tampa police and would continue to look into Foster’s situation at the same time as the NFL holds its investigation.
Former 49ers safety Eric Reid says he’s being targeted by the NFL because of his pending collusion case after being drug tested five times since signing with the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 27.
Reid says he doesn’t have anything to hide because he hasn’t failed a drug test, but added it needs to be discussed because “it’s like stop-and-frisk — it’s just wrong.”
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette’s appeal of a one-game suspension for fighting during a game against the Buffalo Bills has been denied, meaning he will sit out Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.
The New York Jets placed left guard James Carpenter on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury.
The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive end Derrick Shelby (groin injury) on IR.
College football: Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, the A’s first-round draft choice, is among the five finalists named for the Walter Camp National Player of the Award.
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier, Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew and Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen are the others. The winner will be announced Dec. 6.
San Jose State tight end Josh Oliver and defensive back Dakari Monroe were named to the first-team All-Mountain West Conference squad.
Baseball: The Dodgers acquired left-handed pitcher Adam McCreery from the Atlanta Braves for cash.
The Major League Baseball Players Association extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022.
Infielder Ronald Torreyes was traded from the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or $2. Also, the Cubs and left-hander Kyle Ryan agreed to one-year deal.
Soccer: Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Porto all advanced to the Champions League knockout round.
Obituary: Willie Naulls, the UCLA forward who was a four-time All-Star with the New York Knicks and won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, has died. He was 84. Naulls died on Thanksgiving at his home in Laguna Niguel (Orange County), UCLA said. The cause was respiratory failure resulting from Churg-Strauss syndrome, a rare condition that can restrict blood flow to vital organs and tissues.