<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama LB Reuben Foster was sent home from the NFL scouting combine following a heated argument with a hospital worker, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Yahoo Sports confirmed that Foster had a run-in with the employee Thursday and was sent home Friday.” data-reactid=”5″>INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama LB Reuben Foster was sent home from the NFL scouting combine following a heated argument with a hospital worker, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Yahoo Sports confirmed that Foster had a run-in with the employee Thursday and was sent home Friday.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Foster, the 2016 Butkus Award winner in 2016 and a potential top-10 pick in the 2017 NFL draft, was only at the combine to be measured, medically evaluated following rotator cuff surgery and interviewed by teams. He was unable to work out this week or at his March 8 pro day because of the injury. Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller reported that Foster’s interviews did not go well with teams this week.” data-reactid=”6″>Foster, the 2016 Butkus Award winner in 2016 and a potential top-10 pick in the 2017 NFL draft, was only at the combine to be measured, medically evaluated following rotator cuff surgery and interviewed by teams. He was unable to work out this week or at his March 8 pro day because of the injury. Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller reported that Foster’s interviews did not go well with teams this week.
Alabama LB Reuben Foster was sent home from the NFL scouting combine. (AP)
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="It’s not clear what led to the argument, but one team source indicated that it might have stemmed from a disagreement over how Foster’s shoulder was being handled by the worker. Two years ago, Todd Gurley refused to let combine doctors evaluate his surgically repaired knee and reportedly got a bit terse with at least one person who repeatedly request he grant them permission to look at it.” data-reactid=”16″>It’s not clear what led to the argument, but one team source indicated that it might have stemmed from a disagreement over how Foster’s shoulder was being handled by the worker. Two years ago, Todd Gurley refused to let combine doctors evaluate his surgically repaired knee and reportedly got a bit terse with at least one person who repeatedly request he grant them permission to look at it.
Foster is roundly viewed as being the best inside linebacker in this draft class after his had 115-tackle, five-sack senior season for the Crimson Tide, who lost to Clemson in the national championship. But this incident clearly could have an effect on his draft stock if teams are worried about his character and could end up costing him a few million dollars the farther he slides.
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