The Jaguars auditioned Reuben Foster on Monday, per the league’s official workout announcement. If he lands a deal, Foster will have a chance to play for the first time since October 2018.
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The 49ers dropped Foster roughly three years ago and he was quickly claimed by Washington. However, the talented linebacker but never ended up using him. Foster suffered an ACL tear in 2019, further pushing his career off course. He also spent 2020 on IR. Between the suspensions and injuries, the 27-year-old has played just 16 total games as a pro.
Foster’s best on-the-field work came as a rookie in 2017, when Pro Football Focus graded him as a top-10 linebacker. Now said to be back at 100%, he’s also drawn interest from the Jets and former Niners coach Robert Saleh. If the Jaguars see him as a fit, he could become this week’s second high-profile signing, after running back Duke Johnson agreed to join the 16-man practice squad.
All in all, Foster has registered 101 tackles and two passes defensed in 16 total NFL games.
“However, the talented linebacker but never ended up using him.”
Proofreading is an underrated task.
Zach isn’t known for accuracy.
Jags should offer their 1st for TJ Watt. They have the cap room to re-sign him & they would be loaded up front on D. Everyone seems to believe it’s gonna be a high pick and the Steelers will have some big changes next offseason, I think.
That’s laughable if you think just 1st would be enough for TJ…. , other than Aaron Donald and that itself is debatable, he’s the best defensive player in the nfl
It’s not though. Donald is a better pass rusher than Watt despite facing more double and triple teams. Watt is the best OLB, no question. But not the best pass rusher.
Why would the Steelers ever do that? Even if you can find the right value and number of picks to offer, this is Big Ben’s last season and it might be their last shot at contending before needing to rebuild or retool.
A first? You’d have to give at least 3 firsts for the Steelers to even consider it.
Stars get traded all the time. Why not offer? W/o legal problems, D Watson isn’t worth 3 1st’s. How do you build around him missing those picks, as an example?
Taking time off from beating women to work out I see.
Urban turning Jacksonville into Thug-U like he did Gainesville!
There’s more thugs where that one came from. Very profitable trade to be had in character and off-field issues.