JUST NOW: Redskins has lost their key player due to……

On the first day of organized team activities, during the first full-team practice rep, the Washington Redskins may

have lost a crucial player.

According to ESPN, linebacker Reuben Foster tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and would most

likely miss the entire season.

Foster collapsed during a drill Monday afternoon, crying and grabbing his left leg, according to reporters who

attended the session. Foster was eventually taken away, while coach Jay Gruden and president Bruce Allen stood by

while trainers treated the wounded leg. According to Gruden, Foster was practicing a non-contact drill when he

stepped on guard Tyler Catalina’s foot and fell awkwardly.

Gruden stated earlier on Monday that Foster had an MRI and that the team would wait for the results before

releasing additional information about the severity of the injury, but that he could tell it was serious based on

Foster’s reaction.

“Well, he’s devastated,” Gruden explained. “He’s clearly pretty guarded right now. He felt something in his leg and is

really concerned about it. There’s not much talk going on because he was harmed.”

Foster was claimed by Washington on November 26 after the San Francisco 49ers terminated him following two

domestic violence offenses last year, the second of which occurred Nov. 24 at a team hotel in Tampa, Fla., and

resulted in his release.

The charges for the most recent incident were dismissed in January. The NFL then announced in April that Foster

would be fined two game checks but not suspended after conducting an investigation into the November incident,

stating that “the evidence did not support a finding that Foster violated the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.”

Foster was also detained in February 2018 on a previous allegation of domestic abuse, but a judge dismissed two

charges after the alleged victim changed her story.

Washington was hoping Foster could break into the starting lineup at inside linebacker, where the team had some

depth worries even before this recent setback.