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The Washington Football Team has officially added another Washington Football Player to the group preparing for Week One: Former first-round linebacker Reuben Foster has been removed from the Physically Unable to Perform list.
Foster, claiming exemptions after the 49ers cut him in the 2018 season, tore an ACL in May 2019. Foster is now recovered and removed and good to go for 2020.
As healthy, he has the potential to boost a sneakily naughty defense, especially with the arrival of Chase Young with the second overall pick this year. Indeed, the 49er boasted after getting Foster near the bottom of the round three years ago that, if the Bears had taken defensive lineman Solomon Thomas to a two-for-three flip-flop at the top of the first round that year, have taken Foster back and forth.
The 49ers eventually cut Foster loose after multiple off-field incidents. In Washington, at the moment, everyone seems to be operating on a zero-tolerance policy because the franchise is undergoing a dramatic culture change. If Foster can do what coach Ron Rivera expects, Foster could become an important piece of the puzzle for a Washington team with a work-in-progress offense, but quite possibly a nasty defense.
The franchise could get another big boost if / when quarterback Alex Smith follows Foster in moving the PUP list to the active roster.
