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Reuben Foster has been 'very unlucky,' not injury-prone, 49ers coordinator says

Rookie linebacker Reuben Foster has played in two NFL games and gotten hurt in both of them. But that doesn't mean he's injury-prone, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said.

"He's been very unlucky with the injuries that he's had," Saleh said. "He's definitely not injury-prone. That didn't even cross my mind. He's just been very unlucky and very unfortunate, some of the things that have happened to him. Once he gets his body back, the improvement is just going to skyrocket. It's just a matter of getting him going."

Foster started San Francisco's season-opening game at weakside linebacker, but suffered a high ankle sprain after playing 11 snaps.