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TAMPA DeForest Buckner Jersey , Fla. (AP) — ebacker gave the team no choice but to sever ties with him.That was the prevailing sentiment in the locker room after Sunday’s 27-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.“It’s what they had to do. I think the organization has handled the situation as best they could,” cornerback Richard Sherman said of the swift decision to release Foster following his arrest on a domestic violence charge hours before the game.“They’ve been patient and understanding of the type of person Reuben is and what kind of heart he has,” Sherman added. “But you understand the decision the organization has to make after repeated offenses.”Foster was arrested at the team hotel in Tampa and jailed overnight following an incident involving the second-year linebacker and a companion police identified as the same woman who accused Foster of hitting her in February, but later recanted the allegations.General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan said in April after charges from the earlier case were eventually dropped that the team had a zero-tolerance policy.“I care about Reuben, but nobody is bigger than the team,” Shanahan said, adding Foster had broken trust.“Our No. 1 rule is you got to protect the team, and he has put us in a bad light too much,” the coach added. “Hopefully this will fix him and he can be successful somewhere else.”Sherman said players attended team meetings Saturday night and went to bed not knowing anything had happened.“A lot of people woke up to the news. It’s just sad. You hate to see it. He worked hard and he’s grown as a guy Garry Gilliam Color Rush Jersey ,” Sherman said, reiterating he felt Foster had shown signs of making progress in the right direction before Saturday.“When you grow up under the circumstances that he grew up … you don’t have parents and you move home to home … you just make the best of what you got, and that’s what he tried to do,” Sherman said.“He got himself to Alabama, got himself to the NFL. It’s tough to develop the skills that you need to kind of make your way in the world, and he was trying,” Sherman added. “He was working hard. He knew his deficiencies and knew what he had to do. It’s just unfortunate this situation keeps coming up”Quarterback Nick Mullens said once the news began to spread, the 49ers took precautions to not let Foster’s situation become a distraction against the Bucs.“I don’t think it was,” Mullens said.Shanahan agreed.“I definitely addressed the elephant in the room when I saw (the players) https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Garrett-Celek-Jersey ,” the coach said. “But no, it didn’t affect the game at all.” Good morning folks, it was another quiet day in 49ers land, despite the All-Star nature of this weekend’s Senior Bowl and Pro Bowl activities. Although the Pro Bowl, Sunday’s distraction from the NFL bye week, has all the trappings of a game, the reality is simply that it isn’t. What it is useful for, however, is inflating the worth of a player in his agents’ eyes when contract time comes around!The Senior Bowl isn’t much more of a game Arik Armstead Jersey , although it could be argued that it may be slightly more competitive, due to the impact it could conceivably have on the draft stock of the prospects involved. Although not all of the prospects are considered NFL caliber players, many of the cornerbacks involved this year had the type of length coveted by the 49ers - six of the ten rostered CBs were over 6 feet tall. The 49ers have invested in the CB position fairly heavily over the Shanahan-Lynch regime’s time in power, but it’ll be interesting to see if the extended look at any of these seniors may increases their chances at a shot with the 49ers.Finally, the team replaced the spot left vacant after Rich Scangarello moved on to Denver to serve as the new offensive coordinator under head coach Vic Fangio. His work with Jimmy Garoppolo to close out the 2017 season following the mid-season trade was admirable, and his work molding Nick Mullens from practice squad player to NFL starter surely opened some eyes. The team hired Shane Day, a coach with over a decade of NFL experience, although only two were in a QB coach capacity. Considering his relative lack of experience, as well as Kyle Shanahan’s direct involvement with the QBs Frank Gore Color Rush Jersey , it would not be surprising to see him in something of a reduced-responsibility capacity as he learns on the job.2019 Senior Bowl: many CBs fit the 49ers’ prototype | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area49ers to hire Shane Day as QB coach | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | Williams, PFT | Panacy, 49ers Webzone