Rookie linebacker Mason Foster was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 3rd round of the draft. With his 41 tackles, Foster is showing a lot of promise.
Barret Ruud, the previous linebacker for the Buccaneers, had the experience and knew how to play the game, but what he missed was the violence and toughness that is needed for good linebacker play. That’s what Foster has.
Already in the preseason, Foster got his first fine. He got it because of a dangerous tackle on Chad Ochocinco. The fine was on $20,000, however Ochocinco offered to pay it because he thought that the tackle wasn’t dangerous, but the way that the game is meant to be played. "Great hit last night, if u're fined I'll reimburse u boss. That's the way the game should b played. Stay healthy n have a good yr," wrote Ochocinco on Twitter.
The accident isn’t going to change the way that Foster plays. "The only way I know how to play is like that. If they're going to fine people, I can deal with it. But my objective is to play hard as I can," Foster said.
In the third game that the Buccaneers played in this season, Quincy Black, the Buccaneers captain of the defense, was out of the game because of an injury, therefore Foster got the transmitter, which is used for calling out what is happening in the game to the other team players, that ended with him getting 10 tackles, 1 sack and a forced fumble in that game. "It felt pretty natural. I've played linebacker my whole life. So getting the calls and making all the checks, we've got other linebackers out there, too. It's not just me. It's the whole defense. You've got Geno Hayes, Sean Jones, so they helped me out a lot. But it felt good to be out there in charge of the defense," he said.
The next Buccaneers game Foster is also going to have the transmitter. “In the beginning, I was trying to take stuff off his plate to ease it for him; to slow it down for him. And he's embracing a bigger role than I even anticipated, and it's been beautiful,” said coach Raheem Morris. Foster has proven that the Buccaneers made a good draft choice.
Barret Ruud, the previous linebacker for the Buccaneers, had the experience and knew how to play the game, but what he missed was the violence and toughness that is needed for good linebacker play. That’s what Foster has.
Already in the preseason, Foster got his first fine. He got it because of a dangerous tackle on Chad Ochocinco. The fine was on $20,000, however Ochocinco offered to pay it because he thought that the tackle wasn’t dangerous, but the way that the game is meant to be played. "Great hit last night, if u're fined I'll reimburse u boss. That's the way the game should b played. Stay healthy n have a good yr," wrote Ochocinco on Twitter.
The accident isn’t going to change the way that Foster plays. "The only way I know how to play is like that. If they're going to fine people, I can deal with it. But my objective is to play hard as I can," Foster said.
In the third game that the Buccaneers played in this season, Quincy Black, the Buccaneers captain of the defense, was out of the game because of an injury, therefore Foster got the transmitter, which is used for calling out what is happening in the game to the other team players, that ended with him getting 10 tackles, 1 sack and a forced fumble in that game. "It felt pretty natural. I've played linebacker my whole life. So getting the calls and making all the checks, we've got other linebackers out there, too. It's not just me. It's the whole defense. You've got Geno Hayes, Sean Jones, so they helped me out a lot. But it felt good to be out there in charge of the defense," he said.
The next Buccaneers game Foster is also going to have the transmitter. “In the beginning, I was trying to take stuff off his plate to ease it for him; to slow it down for him. And he's embracing a bigger role than I even anticipated, and it's been beautiful,” said coach Raheem Morris. Foster has proven that the Buccaneers made a good draft choice.
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