Kyle Shanahan explains release of Reuben Foster

The San Francisco 49ers cut Reuben Foster within hours of his domestic violence charge, and coach Kyle Shanahan has offered his view of why.

After San Francisco’s 27-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Shanahan made clear that the outcome of the legal proceedings would have been irrelevant. Foster had already broken the trust of the organization and had to go.

Kyle Shanahan said that he decided to cut Reuben Foster immediately after hearing that the LB had “broken his trust.” Shanahan says that cutting Foster had nothing to do with whether or not he hit Ennis — this time, the decision was not made based on what legal findings may be

— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) November 25, 2018

This is in line with what GM John Lynch said earlier Sunday. The team stood by him after previous charges were dropped, but he clearly put himself in another bad situation, and their patience ran out.