Height/Weight: 6-1/241
| Birthdate: 03/01/1989
| Birthplace: Seaside, CA, USA
| Team: Tampa Bay
| College: Washington
| NFL Experience: Rookie
| Owned/Started%: 10/3
Bucs to move Foster outside?: Speculation from the Tampa Bay Times is that the Buccaneers will move linebacker Mason Foster outside in 2012. Foster manned the middle in 2011, totaling 84 tackles with a forced fumble, two sacks, two passes defensed and an interception. "I can't speak to that yet until we first of all address free agency and the draft and look at our overall package," new defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan said recently. "But I will say this, to give you a roundabout answer: He's a linebacker. And, to me, if you're a good linebacker, you should be able to play (strong-side) or (middle) or (weak-side). You're off the ball in a two-point stance, you have very similar key progressions and very similar coverage responsibilities. I'm not caught up on pigeonholing guys into positions. You're a linebacker. And he definitely has NFL talent." (Updated 03/01/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Foster had an up-and-down year for the Bucs and struggled in pass coverage. The move to outside linebacker could help Foster as he played it a lot in college. He's known as a solid run-stopper, so he could still rack up some tackles, but he might be more of a reserve linebacker and not a No. 3 option if he moves outside. (Updated 03/01/2012).
Mason Foster should man the middle of the Bucs defense again in 2012 after there was some talk that he'd move outside. Despite being in the middle of a defense with a weak defensive line, Foster had just 84 total tackles, adding two sacks, two passes defensed, and interception and a forced fumble. He's got lots of potential but just isn't worth anything more than a speculative middle- to late-round pick. He's a good quality reserve. (Updated 4/25/12)
