Washington Football Team reportedly signs WR Robert Foster away from Packers
The Washington Football Team reportedly signed WR Robert Foster off the Green Bay Packers practice squad.
The Washington Football Team was in need of a boost at the receiver position. Outside of Terry McLaurin, the team doesn’t have a proven starter on the outside. Sure, they have players with upside, like Steven Sims, Antonio Gandy-Golden, Cam Sims, and Isaiah Wright, and they have an experienced placeholder Dontrelle Inman in place, but nothing to prevent them from signing another player.
Also, it’s worth noting that Steven Sims and Gandy-Golden are dealing with injuries and may not be able to play. So, even if the team didn’t want to add another long-term project at the position, they needed to add some depth and upside.
And that’s exactly what they did on Tuesday night. According to ESPN’s John Keim, Washington signed veteran receiver Robert Foster off the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad.
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Foster, 26, stands at 6-foot-2, 196 pounds and broke into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2018 with the Buffalo Bills. As a rookie, he caught 27 passes for 541 yards and three TDs and served as a big-time deep threat for Josh Allen. However, he fell out of favor in 2019 after an overhaul of the Washington receiving corps, and that led to him being waived before the start of the ’20 season.
After Foster was waived amid final roster spots, Foster was my No. 2 overall candidate for Washington to consider claiming off waivers. Here’s what I said about Foster’s potential fit with the team at that time.
"During his career, Foster has averaged a whopping 20.2 yards per catch with the Buffalo Bills. He was a true burner that Josh Allen took advantage of in 2018, but he didn’t do much of anything in 2019 after the addition of some more proven receivers and nagging injuries.Foster is a good bounce-back candidate. He’s just 26 and has logged a 27-catch, 541-yard season despite only starting three games during that campaign. In the right packages, he will be able to make noise and will require attention from opposing defenses. That could open up opportunities for Terry McLaurin and Steven Sims or just give Foster some opportunities deep."
The same still holds true. Washington needs another player that can stretch the field or at least someone who can make big plays with the ball in their hands. Perhaps that will be Foster. At the very least, he’s still young, has experience, and adds a new dimension to the team’s offense: true deep speed.
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We’ll soon see if Foster can make an impact in Washington. At the very least, signing him was worth a shot, so adding him given the team’s need for receiver depth seems like a good move.