The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine will not go down as Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster’s finest hour.
Foster, who is considered the top inside ‘backer in the draft and an almost-certain first-round pick, was sent home early from the combine after an incident during a medical exam. It’s doubtful we’ll ever know the exact circumstances, though a lot of folks have weighed in anyway.
Still, the “he was sent home early from the combine” tag will stick with Foster. But so what? There have been numerous embarrassing combine performances by former SEC stars in the past decade, and some of the players involved have gone on to become stars.