Washington Redskins Please Explain This

I know it's the Washington Redskins, a team that has made some interesting moves in the history of the franchise. This one may top them as as sort of a what the hell moment. Late Tuesday, the Redskins went out and signed linebacker Ruben Foster, who had just been let go by the San Francisco 49ers. Foster was arrested Saturday night for an incident at the 49ers' team hotel in Tampa, and he was released the next morning before their game against the Buccaneers. Reports emerged later Sunday that police had been called on Oct. 12 for another incident between Foster and the woman in Santa Clara, California. The 2017 first-round draft pick is charged with suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence battery.

On the same day Foster was claimed by the Redskins, the NFL put him on the Commissioner Exempt list, and he can't practice or attend games while the league continues to review his situation. It was not immediately clear if or when Foster would report to the Redskins' facility, where he is allowed to be for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and rehabilitation and other non-football activities. 

"The Redskins fully understand the severity of the recent allegations made against Reuben," Washington senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams said in a statement. "If true, you can be sure these allegations are nothing our organization would ever condone."

That's what's been said by people around him and the Redskins. What sticks out to me is the fact that the team would even do this. Out of every team in Football, the only one to make a call to the Florida area to find out what was going on with the case was the Eagles, who didn't like what they heard about the whole situation, which is why the Eagles didn't touch him. I know that the Redskins have made some questionable moves in the past but this one may top them all. It makes no sense whatsoever taking a chance on a guy like this who may never play another snap in the NFL again.

What makes this situation more questionable, is that a guy like Foster can get picked up by an NFL team with his track record and yet a guy like Colin Kaepernick, who's offense was minimal at best, won't get touched by any pro football clubs. It's just really mind numbing that a team would even remotely take a chance on a guy like this with his shady as hell past. It is never, ever, under any circumstances OK or acceptable to lay a hand on a female the way Foster did. It happened twice. And yet he is still on an NFL roster. Kapernick can't get a job but this guy can? Can somebody please explain to me in what universe this is a good idea?