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Washington Claims Reuben Foster Off Waivers

Nov 27, 2018 10:10 PM

Washington claimed Reuben Foster off waivers three days after he was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

Foster was subsequently placed on the commissioner's exempt list, meaning he cannot practice or attend games but can be at the team facility on "a reasonable basis" for workouts, meetings and other permitted non-football activities.

Washington was the only team to put in a waiver claim for Foster.

Foster was a first round pick in 2017 by the San Francisco 49ers.

According to the arrest report, the woman pressing charges against Foster for Saturday night's incident is Elissa Ennis, with whom Foster has been involved off and on for three years. It wasn't their first domestic incident.

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Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Signing, Suspension, Waiver

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49ers To Release Reuben Foster After Domestic Violence Arrest

Nov 25, 2018 3:32 PM

The San Francisco 49ers will release Reuben Foster following a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence.

Foster was arrested Saturday at 9:10 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Tampa and booked into jail two hours later. Foster's bond was set at $2,000 during a bail hearing Sunday morning along with orders to avoid any contact with the accuser. Foster was released on bond Sunday afternoon.

Foster was previously arrested on charges of felony domestic violence stemming from a February incident at his home in Los Gatos.

According to the arrest report, the woman pressing charges against Foster for Saturday night's arrest is Elissa Ennis, the same woman who accused Foster of felony domestic violence earlier this year.

"We have a set of standards in place that the players were involved with in developing," John Lynch said. "In this case, it was communicated exceptionally clear and to the point as to what we expected out of him and unfortunately what transpired yesterday, this isn't a comment on what happened there because that would be mere speculation on our part. It's more of a comment on him not living up to what we had communicated and to the energy and the time that we've invested in him.

"That doesn't mean we don't love him, we all do, we care for him but we feel like it's in the best interest of our organization to move on at this point and that's a very tough decision."

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Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Waiver

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Raiders Release Bruce Irvin

Nov 4, 2018 10:42 AM

The Oakland Raiders have released Bruce Irvin.

"We would like to thank Bruce Irvin for his years of service to the Oakland Raiders and we wish him the best,'' general manager Reggie McKenzie said.

Irvin, who had a career-high-tying eight sacks opposite Khalil Mack last season, struggled as the primary pass-rusher for the Raiders.

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Tags: Las Vegas Raiders, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Waiver

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Cardinals Release Sam Bradford

Nov 4, 2018 10:40 AM

The Arizona Cardinals have released Sam Bradford.

Bradford signed with Arizona as a free agent in March and received a $10 million signing bonus, about $2.5 million in base salary and another $1 million in playing-time bonuses for a total of $13.5 million.

Bradford started Arizona's first three games and then was replaced by Josh Rosen.

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Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Waiver

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