Report: Reuben Foster tore ACL, suffered additional damage

By Jesse Reed

·Updated: May 20, 2019

49ers linebacker Reuben Foster is one of the biggest NFL preseason winners of 2017

Washignton Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster was carted off the field Monday during OTAs after suffering a leg injury.

Reuben Foster down. Just carted off. Was in tears. Looked at by trainers. Left leg. Bruce Allen And Jay Gruden over with them
— John Keim (@john_keim) May 20, 2019

The injury is now being described as “major and significant,” per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.

Video of Reuben Foster right after he went down during a drill. I heard him scream before I saw him go down. That is HC Jay Gruden, D coordinator Greg Manusky and President Bruce Allen. Foster immediately grabbed his left knee. #Redskins @NBC4Sports @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/Qvt6wuBFyY
— Sherree Burruss (@SherreeBurruss) May 20, 2019

Rapoport shared Monday evening that Foster “is believed to have suffered a torn ACL, plus additional damage.” He added that Foster is “seeing specialists to determine the full extent.”

It sounds like Foster will miss at least the 2019 season, if not more time depending on the severity of the other damage that Rapoport reported.

Last season, Foster — originally the 31st pick of the 2017 NFL Draft — was released by the San Francisco 49ers following an accusation of domestic battery involving his girlfriend.