“It’s extremely disappointing for me, for Kyle [Shanahan], for ownership, for everybody in here,” are the words San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch told reporters shortly after the team announced it would be parting ways with second-year linebacker Reuben Foster.
Foster was arrested Saturday night for an alleged incident with the same individual involved the February 2018 altercation that resulted in multiple felony charges — all of which were dropped or lessened, leading only to a two-game suspension.
The 49ers stood by Foster that time. They aren’t any longer.
“Kyle and I talked last night, brought it to ownership, we were all lockstep in the decision.