Washington moves LB Reuben Foster to Injured Reserve list

For all of those people who were worried about the Washington Football Team cutting linebacker Reuben Foster on Saturday, you can rest easy at the moment — he is being placed on the injured reserve to start the season.

This of course means that he will be forced to sit out the first half of the season without practicing with the team, though he can still be involved in team meetings. If Washington decides that he is healthy enough to play after Week 8, they can designate him for return.

Throughout camp, Foster took a big step by being on the field in the first place, but he was not close to looking like his old self, thanks to a knee injury that has some lingering effects still. If he can’t make it back in time to return during this season, there is always still a chance that Washington keeps him around in the future.