Reuben Foster

Reuben Foster admits he hung up on Saints after 49ers called on draft night

Published Apr. 29, 2017 4:30 p.m. ET

Barry Werner

The wait for Reuben Foster to get drafted took longer than the former Alabama star expected Thursday.

The linebacker said it wasn't just one team, but two that wanted him in the NFL selection process.

Foster explained that his phone rang before the San Francisco 49ers made their pick at 31.

Only, it wasn't San Francisco calling: It was the New Orleans Saints, who had the 32nd draft pick, asking for his girlfriend (who is from Louisiana).

After speaking to his girlfriend, Foster then took the phone back when the call waiting signal arrived ... and it was the Niners.

Here's how Foster told it, courtesy of 49ers reporter Cam Inman:

https://twitter.com/CamInman/status/858067185104596992

A reporter asked if it was awkward to go back to the holding Saints after the Niners' call.

"I hung up," Foster admitted.

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