Someday, the NFL will progress beyond Step 1 in its handling of domestic violence.
Someday, NFL executives and owners will stop talking out both sides of their mouths about character and team culture. Someday, these men who claim to be paragons of virtuous leadership and personal accountability will actually practice what they preach.
Thursday was not that day.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was formally charged on Thursday with felony domestic violence, possession of an illegal weapon and other felonies and misdemeanors stemming from a February arrest.