Only one NFL team made inquiries into the police department responsible for Saturday's arrest of linebacker Reuben Foster — and it wasn't Washington Redskins, the team that claimed him off of waivers on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Eagles were the lone team that contacted the Tampa Police Department for details about Foster's misdemeanor domestic battery arrest that led to his release from the San Francisco 49ers, a person with knowledge of the inquiry told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity due to the nature of the discussions.

The Redskins were immediately criticized for claiming Foster, who also faced felony domestic violence and other charges from an arrest in Northern California earlier this year. Foster was put on the commissioner's exempt list Tuesday as the NFL investigates the latest allegations, a move that makes him ineligible to play or even practice.

Doug Williams, the Redskins' senior vice president of player personnel, said in a statement that the team “decided to investigate the situation with Reuben further by claiming his rights after candid conversations with a number of his ex-Alabama teammates and current Redskins players who were overwhelmingly supportive of us taking this chance.”

His on-again, off-again girlfriend was the accuser in both Saturday’s arrest at the team’s hotel before the 49ers played a road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the incident at Foster’s Los Gatos, Calif., home in February.

The domestic violence charge from his prior arrest was dismissed by a Santa Clara County (Calif.) judge after the woman recanted the allegations in court. Foster pleaded no contest to a gun charge in the case and was put on probation and required to perform community service.

The incident, along with a marijuana possession arrest in Alabama, resulted in Foster being suspended for the first two games of the season by the NFL.

His latest arrest on Saturday could result in a violation of his probation.

“We are sad, though, not surprised, and exploring the legal options,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports and other outlets. “The cycle of domestic violence is frightening and frighteningly powerful. Every day, this office faces the challenges of keeping survivors safe and holding DV abusers criminally accountable. As we said when the judge dismissed the case against Mr. Foster: Our commitment to domestic violence survivors is unwavering.”

USA TODAY Sports does not identify alleged victims of domestic violence.

Police also responded to an apartment in Santa Clara, Calif., — where both he and the same woman resided — in October after a neighbor called 911. Both Foster and the woman said the argument did not become physical and no arrests were made.

This isn’t the first time the Redskins didn’t perform due diligence by contacting authorities before signing a player.

The team inked receiver DeSean Jackson to a three-year deal in April 2014 without talking to the Los Angeles Police Department after NJ.com published an expansive look at Jackson’s connections to reputed gang members in Southern California.

The 49ers and the Oakland Raiders made inquiries with the LAPD after the Eagles released Jackson minutes after NJ.com story was published.

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