Tag: Robert Foster

Former Alabama WR joins Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad

Former Alabama wide receiver Robert Foster signed with the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad. He last played for the New York Giants.

On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Colts signed former Alabama wide receiver Robert Foster to their practice squad. Foster was last a part of the New York Giants practice squad.

Foster entered the NFL in 2018 as an undrafted free agent. Since joining the league, he has played for the Bills, Packers, Commanders, Dolphins, Cowboys, and Giants.

In his professional career, he has hauled in 32 receptions for 642 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With the Colts lacking production at the wide receiver position outside of Michael Pittman Jr., Foster could join the active roster fairly soon.

It will be interesting to see what the Colts decide to do with Foster. Their season is likely over in terms of the playoffs. Foster could receive an opportunity to make a name for himself.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow former Alabama players in the NFL.

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Colts promote TE Nikola Kalinic to active roster

Here are the roster moves the Indianapolis Colts made Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Colts signed tight end Nikola Kalinic from the practice squad to the active roster and waived wide receiver Keke Coutee, the team announced Tuesday.

Kalinic had already used up his maximum of three standard gameday elevations from the practice squad so if the Colts wanted him available to play in games, he needed to be signed to the active roster.

Coutee hasn’t done much outside of provide some special teams help but with the emergence of cornerback Dallis Flowers as a return man, the veteran wideout became expendable.

The Colts also announced they signed wide receiver Robert Foster to the practice squad.

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Giants re-sign WR Robert Foster to practice squad

The New York Giants have re-signed wide receiver Robert Foster to their practice squad.

The New York Giants added to their practice squad on Monday, re-signing wide receiver Robert Foster to the reserve unit.

Foster, who suffered a hamstring injury in August, had been waived off of injured reserve with an injury settlement. But now that the terms of said settlement had come and gone, he was free to rejoin the team.

The Buffalo Bills, who have obvious ties to general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, signed Foster as an undrafted rookie out of Alabama in 2018. After two seasons in Western New York, Foster briefly joined the Green Bay Packers before signing with the Washington Commanders.

The 28-year-old Foster spent last season with both the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys.

In 30 career games (seven starts), Foster has hauled in 32 receptions for 624 yards and three touchdowns. He’s also rushed the ball twice for 29 yards and has six special teams tackles. He earned a 72.1 Pro Football Focus grade as a rookie.

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Former Alabama WR Robert Foster placed on IR after suffering injury in Giants practice

Former Alabama wide receiver Robert Foster has been placed on the New York Giants’ injured reserve.

New York Giants wide receiver Robert Foster recently suffered a hamstring injury in practice. As a result, the Giants placed Foster on the injured reserve.

Foster spent his college career at Alabama. Out of high school, he was regarded as a five-star by many recruiting services. The expectations were certainly high for the Pennsylvania native.

Through five seasons in Tuscaloosa, he hauled in 29 receptions for 345 receiving yards and three touchdowns. A lot of Alabama fans would argue that Foster wasn’t utilized enough. However, injuries were a significant issue for Foster while with the program.

In 2015, he earned a starting spot at wide receiver. That didn’t last long as he suffered a season-ending injury early in the season against Ole Miss. Nonetheless, he did go on to make some positive contributions over the next two years.

He recently signed with the New York Giants this offseason after having spent time with the Bills, Packers, Commanders, Dolphins and Cowboys. There has been no official report as to how severe his injury is.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Foster and his injury status as well as other former Alabama football players in the NFL.

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Giants sign OL Josh Rivas and OL Chris Owens, waive one

The New York Giants have signed offensive linemen Josh Rivas and Chris Owens, and waived DT Christopher Hinton and placed one on IR.

Editor’s note: The Giants initially announced that wide receiver Keelan Doss had been waived. After Robert Foster suffered an injury in practice, they pulled that transaction back and kept Doss on the roster.

The New York Giants are completely ravaged by injury with the offensive line being the hardest hit position.

No, we’re not recycling headlines from the past decade. It’s true once again and it’s creating serious problems as the team heads into Week 2 of the preseason.

Head coach Brian Daboll acknowledged on Friday that the Giants would have to cut two players in order to sign reserve offensive linemen following a morning workout. The two incoming linemen are Josh Rivas, who had been released last week, and rookie center/guard Chris Owens (Alabama).

In order to clear room for Rivas and Owens, the Giants have waived defensive tackle Christopher Hinton and placed wide receiver Robert Foster on injured reserve (IR) with a hamstring injury.

The Giants have seen an overwhelming number of injuries this summer with as many as 26 players missing practice on any given day. Along the offensive line, they’ve lost tackle Matt Gono (neck) and rookie guard Marcus McKethan (ACL) for the season.

Meanwhile, Ben Bredeson, Jon Feliciano, Shane Lemieux, Jamil Douglas and Joshua Ezeudu are all missing time with one injury or another. Bredeson, who was serving as the team’s fourth different starting center, left practice on Thursday with an elbow injury.

Center Nick Gates and tackle Matt Peart also remain on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

In the absence of Gates, Feliciano, Lemieux, Bredeson and Douglas, Daboll said veteran Max Garcia will start at center against the Cincinnati Bengals. And because of that change and lacking depth, he says the coaches will have to discuss whether of not quarterback Daniel Jones plays.

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Giants open preseason with 23-21 victory over Patriots

The New York Giants opened the preseason with a 23-21 victory over Bill Belichick, Joe Judge and the New England Patriots.

The New York Giants opened their preseason slate against the New England Patriots on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Starters played just two series before giving way to the second-team, who stayed in the game through halftime. At that point, the third-team and deep reserves came in to attempt to cement a role for themselves.

There were the typical ups and downs from a first preseason game on both sides but ultimately, the did enough to secure the win.

Giants training camp: 10 takeaways from Day 10

The New York Giants wrapped up training camp practice No. 10 on Monday and it included a massive fight involving players and coaches.

The New York Giants were back on the practice field at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Monday preparing for their first preseason game.

It may be hard to believe, but the last week without football until February has come and gone. The Giants, of course, hope to be playing that long themselves.

In a break from recent tradition, head coach Brian Daboll did not hold a press conference on Monday morning. Instead, he appeared on WFAN and allowed his coordinators — Mike Kafka, Wink Martindale and Thomas McGaughey — to handle the media.

Here are 10 quick takeaways from training camp practice No. 10.

Giants training camp: 10 takeaways from Day 9

The New York Giants completed training camp practice No. 9 on Sunday and here are 10 quick takeaways.

After a brief day off following Friday night’s Fan Fest scrimmage, the New York Giants were back on the practice field at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Sunday.

Things kicked off with an early morning press conference featuring head coach Brian Daboll. He recapped the first two weeks of camp and gave an outlook on what’s ahead, including coordinator and assistant coach availability next week.

Here are 10 quick takeaways from practice No. 9 on Sunday.

Giants training camp: 10 takeaways from Day 7

The New York Giants wrapped up training camp practice No. 7 on Wednesday, and here are 10 quick takeaways.

The New York Giants returned to the field on Wednesday morning for their final practice ahead of Friday night’s “Fan Fest,” which will feature the Blue & White scrimmage game.

Head coach Brian Daboll once again took the podium to kick things off — a daily press conference he recently referred to as “Groundhog Day.” He recapped the prior today and outlined how the upcoming practice would be structured.

Here are 10 takeaways from Day 7 of training camp practice.

Giants training camp: 11 takeaways from Day 6

The New York Giants completed their sixth training camp practice on Tuesday and here are 11 quick takeaways, including a wildcat appearance.

The New York Giants were back at practice on Tuesday and returned to shells in the rising heat and humidity. They will conduct one more practice on Wednesday before taking the day off on Thursday.

Per the usual, things got underway with head coach Brian Daboll conducting a press conference, recapping the prior day’s practice and giving a quick overview of what is to come.

Here are 11 takeaways from Day 6 of training camp practice.