April 23rd, 2017 at 3:30pm CST by Dallas Robinson
- The deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets with rival teams passed on Friday, so I checked in on the status of the 40+ 2017 RFAs. Mike Gillislee is still in limbo as he waits to hear if the Bills plan to match the Patriots’ offer sheet, while other players, such as Browns running back Isaiah Crowell, still haven’t inked their respective tenders. New England restricted free agent cornerback Malcolm Butler, meanwhile, has signed his tender, and could be traded this week.
- Reports last week indicated Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster failed a drug test at the combine due to a diluted sample, the latest chink in Foster’s predraft ranking armor. Foster also had shoulder surgery in February, and his argument with a hospital worker at the combine also didn’t do him any favors and portrayed him as something of a loose cannon. With all that in mind, Zach Links asked PFR readers if Foster will still be drafted among the top-10 picks, and 87% of respondents said no.
