Washington Redskins Place Su'a Cravens on Reserve/Left Squad List
It's official. Su'a Cravens isn't going to suit up for the Washington Redskins this season.
The Redskins have placed the second-year pro on the reserve/left squad list on Monday, making him ineligible to play this season.
"We sincerely hope that Su'a uses this time away from the club to reflect upon whether or not he'd like to resume his career in the National Football League in 2018," the team said in a statement.
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Cravens had been considering retiring after one season in the National Football League (NFL) due to undisclosed personal and health issues, but the team actually talked him out of it earlier this month and he was placed on the exempt/left squad list. He would have started at strong safety for the Redskins this season.
Interestingly, ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio has reported that Cravens was planning to return to the team on Tuesday, and the Redskins were reportedly aware of his intentions. But instead of welcoming him back, the team placed him on the reserve/left squad list, and the safety wasn't told of the move until it was made.
"As the source explains it, Washington was aware that Cravens was coming back on Tuesday. Out of the blue on Monday, they shifted his status from exempt/left squad to reserve/left squad, ending his season. Cravens, we're told, wasn't informed that the team was planning to make the move until after the move already had been made," Florio said.
The Washington Post's Mike Jones also said Craven wanted to return on Tuesday, but the Redskins thought that it would be better if he took a year off to resolve his issues. The safety has left the team twice already since he was drafted last season and he has become a distraction.
Craven is reportedly upset with the Redskins decision, but he's better off taking some time off to get his life in order.
