Wednesday 24 July 2019 09:55, UK
The Washington Redskins have released veteran linebacker Mason Foster ahead of training camp.
Foster, 30, is coming off a season in which he made a career-high 131 tackles and intercepted two passes while starting all 16 games.
Foster seemed to be in line for a starting role again, especially after the Redskins lost Reuben Foster to a torn ACL in spring camp, but the release signals that the team is comfortable with second-year pro Shaun Dion Hamilton and Jon Bostic (signed after Reuben Foster's injury) as the starting inside linebackers.
The Redskins will save $4m in salary cap space by releasing Foster, according to reports.
Foster, Tampa Bay's third-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, spent his first four seasons with the Buccaneers before signing with the Redskins in late September 2015.
He has 661 career tackles, with 41 for loss and 8.5 sacks, in 107 games (92 starts).
