The Washington Redskins have received plenty of criticism over the past few days after claiming linebacker Reuben Foster, who was released by the San Francisco 49ers following his arrest on charges of domestic violence. It didn't help matters when Redskins executive Doug Williams called Foster's situation “small potatoes” compared to other crimes committed by those in powerful positions, which sparked even more outrage regarding the team's decision to sign the former first-round pick.

The heat surrounding Williams' comments led to an official apology on Friday during his weekly interview on The Team 980, according to ESPN.com's John Keim.

Here's what Williams had to say about his comments:

“I want to apologize to the organization, my wife, my mom, my sisters and the six daughters that I have,” Williams said Friday. “The last night or so [has] been real tough on me from an emotional standpoint, because never in my life did I say anything so insensitive as [what] I said. I'm not going to sit here and make excuses because there is no excuse.

“There's not a lot to say. No more than the fact that, if you know me, you would understand, growing up, I understand the climate and what's going on. For me to make comments like I did, I want to apologize to anybody out there within earshot, especially the ladies of this area, across the country. Like I said, I got six daughters that no way in the world I would tolerate anything like that. So for me to say something like that, I just want to apologize.”

Reuben Foster was placed on the commissioner's exempt list on Tuesday, which typically happens when a player is accused of domestic violence.

He had 25 total tackles this season before being released by the Niners.