Arian Foster
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Position: | Running back | ||||
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Born: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | August 24, 1986||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Valley (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Mission Bay (San Diego, California) | ||||
College: | Tennessee (2004–2008) | ||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||
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Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is an American former
Early years
Foster was born August 24, 1986, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Carl Foster, a former wide receiver for the University of New Mexico, and Bernadette Sizemore, a secretary for the university.[2][3] Foster's father signed with the Denver Broncos in 1982, though was released from the team before the start of the season.[4] Foster has four siblings, Abdul, who was also an athlete, running track in high school and in college at Florida A&M, and his sister Christina, his brother Braxton and sister Maria.[5][6]
Foster's mother encouraged him to play football at the age of 7, to the dismay of Foster's father, an ex-wide receiver himself. As a former player at a high level, Carl was not supportive of the idea of his son entering the sport at such a young age. Foster took to the game, telling his elementary school teacher that he intended to become "a star in the NFL."[7] Foster attended Taft Middle School in Albuquerque.[8]
His parents divorced in 2000 while he was attending
Foster also competed on the
High school statistics
Note: Incomplete
Season | Team | GP | Rushing Att | Rushing Yds | YPA | Yds/G | TD |
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2003 | MBHS | 9 | 174 | 1,596 | 9.2 | 177.3 | 17 |
College career
Foster red-shirted his first season as a Tennessee Volunteer, sitting behind Gerald Riggs Jr. and Cedric Houston on the depth chart.[14] He was a three-year starter at running back for Tennessee.[15]
2005 season
In his 2005 redshirt freshman season, Foster was an immediate contributor. He took on a heavier responsibility in the running game later in the season.[16] Foster made his collegiate debut on September 3 against Alabama-Birmingham.[17] On October 1, in a home game against the Ole Miss Rebels, he had his first collegiate touchdown on a one-yard run late in the fourth quarter of the 27–10 victory.[18] On October 22, in a game against #5 Alabama, Riggs suffered a season-ending injury, putting more rushing opportunities onto Foster.[19] On October 29, in a home game against the South Carolina Gamecocks, he had 25 carries for 148 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the narrow 16–15 loss.[20][21] On November 5, in a road game against the #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, he had 28 carries for 125 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 41–21 loss.[22] In the following game against the Memphis Tigers, he had 28 carries for 132 rushing yards in the 20–16 victory at home.[23] In the next game, he had a commanding individual performance in a 28–24 loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores.[24] Despite the Commodores snapping a 22-game losing streak to Tennessee, he had 40 carries, scored two touchdowns, and his total of 268 all-purpose yards was the third-highest total in school history.[24][25] In the regular season finale in a road game against the Kentucky Wildcats, he had 114 rushing yards and 44 receiving yards in the 27–8 victory.[26] Overall, in the 2005 season, he finished as the team's leading rusher with 879 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 14 receptions, and 148 receiving yards.[27][28]
2006 season
Foster's sophomore season saw a downturn in production with the emergence of Lamarcus Coker and Montario Hardesty in the backfield.[29] He started the 2006 season with 17 carries for 69 rushing yards and a four-yard receiving touchdown in the 35–18 home victory over the #9 California Golden Bears.[30] In the next two games combined, Foster only carried nine times for 24 rushing yards in a 31–30 victory over Air Force and a 21–20 loss to #7 Florida.[31][32] Foster suffered through an ankle injury and it ended up costing him two games.[33] He returned on October 7, in a road game against the #10 Georgia Bulldogs, he had 15 carries for 63 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the 51–33 victory.[34] On October 21, against rival Alabama, he had the go-ahead one-yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the 16–13 victory.[35] Foster ended the season with 91 carries for 322 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.[36] Tennessee's final game of the season was the 2007 Outback Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions, in which Foster fumbled with ten minutes remaining deep in Penn State territory.[37] The ball was picked up by cornerback Tony Davis and returned 88 yards for a touchdown, breaking a 10–10 tie and providing the winning points in Penn State's 20–10 victory.[37]
2007 season
2008 season
Foster's breakout junior season resulted in a second-round grade[52] from the draft advisory board and led him to consider leaving school. However, head coach Phillip Fulmer persuaded him to stay for his senior season, a decision Foster would later deeply regret.[53] Playing under the third position coach and offensive coordinator of his tenure,[11] Foster was utilized in a rotation following the installation of a new offensive scheme that the Tennessee coaches thought was a better fit for some of the other running backs on the roster. He only had one game with 100 rushing yards, the second game of the season, a 35–3 victory over the UAB Blazers.[54] For his part, Fulmer would attribute Foster's diminished workload to knee and thigh injuries which would later be disputed.[11] In the end, Foster compiled 570 yards on 131 carries with just one touchdown in his senior season.[55]
Foster finished his collegiate career as the school's second all-time leading rusher with 2,964 yards, only trailing Travis Henry.[11][56] His legacy, however, was mixed. He fumbled just five times on a school-record 650 carries, but all of them came at critical moments. His former coach Fulmer has defended Foster regarding these crucial mistakes, saying "There were a couple of fumbles that were untimely that people want to remember; they forget about his full career, about how special he was. He had a couple of fumbles after a couple of big runs. They were costly, but we probably wouldn't have been there without him."[11] Among all players in Tennessee history to reach 1,000 rushing yards, Foster finished second in receiving yards in school history with 742, only trailing Stanley Morgan.[56]
College statistics
Arian Foster | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
2005 | Tennessee | 11 | 183 | 879 | 4.8 | 79.9 | 66 | 5 | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 39 | 0 |
2006 | Tennessee | 11 | 91 | 322 | 3.5 | 29.3 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
2007 | Tennessee | 14 | 245 | 1,193 | 4.9 | 85.2 | 59 | 12 | 39 | 340 | 8.7 | 65 | 2 |
2008 | Tennessee | 12 | 131 | 570 | 4.4 | 47.5 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
Career | 48 | 650 | 2,964 | 4.6 | 61.8 | 66 | 23 | 83 | 742 | 8.9 | 65 | 2 |
Professional career
Foster's subpar senior campaign caused his draft stock to plummet, as well as scouts' concerns about his below-average pass-blocking, issues with ball security, character issues (partly due to his earlier arrest) and the less-than-stellar reviews from Tennessee staff members that portrayed him as selfish and hard to coach.[57] Foster ranked 24th among running backs available in the 2009 NFL draft, according to Sports Illustrated.[58] A pulled hamstring prevented Foster from working out at the NFL Scouting Combine, and he had a poor showing at Tennessee's Pro Day when he registered a 4.65 40-yard dash, 4.50 short shuttle, vertical leap and 9′7″ broad jump.[57] The combination of factors led to Foster being undrafted at the 2009 NFL draft; after several teams showed interest in him as a rookie free agent, he chose to sign a contract with the Houston Texans in May 2009[59] because he thought the situation suited him.[57]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
|
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.69 s | 1.62 s | 2.71 s | 4.53 s | 7.09 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
23 reps | 25 |
All values from NFL Combine/San Diego State Pro Day[60][61][62] |
Houston Texans
2009 season
Foster was signed by the
Overall, Foster played six games, starting one, during the 2009 season, finishing with 54 carries for 257 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with eight receptions for 93 receiving yards.[68]
2010 season
Before the 2010 season, Foster changed his number from #37 to #23.
After being passed in rushing yards by
2011 season
Foster strained his hamstring twice during the 2011 preseason – at one point creating controversy due to his
Foster returned in Week 2 against the
Foster was invited to the
2012 season
On March 5, the Texans reportedly reached a deal with Foster, deciding he was worth up to $43.5 million over five years.[108] The contract included $20.75 million guaranteed, $30 million in his first three years, and $18 million in 2012.[109]
Foster started the 2012 season with 26 carries for 79 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30–10 victory over the
The Texans finished the season with a 12–4 record and won the AFC South for the second consecutive year.
2013 season
Foster sustained a back injury in August before the 2013 regular season began, which limited his preseason play, although he was able to play in the first eight weeks of the regular season.
Foster had surgery on a bulging disk in his back on November 13, 2013, in Los Angeles. Foster tried to play through the injury in the second divisional game against the Indianapolis Colts, the day he injured his back, and then tried to avoid surgery, but, after speaking with multiple doctors and specialists, Dr. Watkins included, he decided to undergo surgery. Foster made it his goal after this devastating injury and surgery to enter the 2014 season as a healthy contributor to the Texans.[132][133][134]
2014 season
In the 2014 season opener, a 17–6 win over the
2015 season
Foster started the 2015 season injured and did not play until Week 4 against the
Foster was released by the Texans on March 3, 2016.[152] He finished his Texans career with 6,472 yards and 54 rushing touchdowns, both franchise records.[153]
Miami Dolphins
On July 18, 2016, Foster signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[154] Foster wore #34 during the preseason, but would later change it to #29 before the regular season started.[155][156] He rushed for 55 yards in four games before suffering another lower body injury.[157]
Retirement
On October 24, 2016, one day after rushing for five yards on three carries in Week 7 against the Buffalo Bills, Foster announced his retirement from the NFL.[158][159]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2009 | HOU | 6 | 1 | 54 | 257 | 4.8 | 42.8 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | HOU | 16 | 13 | 327 | 1,616 | 4.9 | 101.0 | 74 | 16 | 66 | 604 | 9.2 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2011 | HOU | 13 | 13 | 278 | 1,224 | 4.4 | 94.2 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 617 | 11.6 | 78 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
2012 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 351 | 1,424 | 4.1 | 89.0 | 46 | 15 | 40 | 217 | 5.4 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2013 | HOU | 8 | 8 | 121 | 542 | 4.5 | 67.8 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 183 | 8.3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | HOU | 13 | 13 | 260 | 1,246 | 4.8 | 95.8 | 51 | 8 | 38 | 327 | 8.6 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | HOU | 4 | 4 | 63 | 163 | 2.6 | 40.8 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2016 | MIA | 4 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 80 | 70 | 1,476 | 6,527 | 4.4 | 81.6 | 74 | 54 | 255 | 2,346 | 9.2 | 78 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
NFL records
- Most rushing yards against the Indianapolis Colts: (231)[72]
- Most rushing yards in first three playoff games of career: (425)[160]
- Most rushing yards in first four playoff games of career: (515) (tied with Terrell Davis)[161]
- First player in NFL history to have 100+ rushing yards in his first three postseason games[162]
Texans franchise records
- Most career rushing yards (6,472)[163]
- Most career rushing touchdowns (54)[163]
- Most rushing yards in a single season: 1,616 (2010) [164]
- Most rushing touchdowns in a single season: 16 (2010) [164]
Film and television
From a young age, Foster expressed a creative interest in activities outside sports, such as poetry in elementary school,[165] and improvisation and theater in high school.[166] Foster first appeared on television as an actor, and not an athlete, as a guest star of the show
After getting injured in the 2013 season, Foster joined the cast of the movie Draft Day, to play a running back getting drafted into the NFL. The film came out in April 2014.[166] Foster has not ruled out the possibility of partaking in an acting job once again if it does not interrupt his career as an athlete in any way. In an interview on the subject he stated, "I thoroughly enjoyed my experiences in the film industry thus far. So I don't see why, if an opportunity presents itself again, I wouldn't jump on it, but it won't get in the way of my football career because that's first and foremost. That was my dream since I was seven years old."[168]
In 2015, Foster was one of the narrators for the documentary film Unity.[169] On March 8, 2017,[170] Foster appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast the Joe Rogan Experience #928.[171] He responded to comments he made on Twitter about being able to kill a wolf, and discussed his interest in physics, astronomy, artistic endeavors, and his uncensored take on the NCAA and the NFL.[172] Foster also made a guest appearance on the YouTube podcast Painkiller Already (PKA) during which he gave his opinions on the NFL's battle with CTE and continued with his ideas on killing a wolf. He also told his struggles with dealing with instantaneous fame of college football.[173]
Foster started his own podcast, Now What? with Arian Foster,[174] in fall 2017. The podcast (also available on YouTube[175]) features Foster conversing with guests on a wide range of topics "from current events to unexplored regions of our universe."[176]
In 2017 Foster also had a cameo in the movie Baywatch starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
In 2018, Foster appeared on the
In February 2021, Foster and PFT Commenter launched a podcast for Barstool Sports. Their podcast, Macrodosing, discusses conspiracy theories and cover-ups, and elements such as the deep web.
Music career
Bobby Feeno | |
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Birth name | Arian Isa Foster |
Born | Albuquerque, New Mexico | August 24, 1986
Genres | Hip hop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Uninterrupted |
On April 26, 2018, Foster released his debut rap album Flamingo & Koval under the stage name Bobby Feeno on Tidal.[178] The title is named after the intersection at which rapper 2Pac was shot. The album was recorded under LeBron James’s record label Uninterrupted.[179] His introduction into the music industry was documented in the docuseries Becoming Bobby Feeno which was produced by Foster, James, Maverick Carter, and Humble Lukanga.[180]
Personal life
As was documented on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Foster was a philosophy major at the University of Tennessee and is an avid writer of poetry.[53] His first name is an abbreviated form of Aquarian, which means "water bearer", or, according to his father, "holder of knowledge".[11][181]
Sporting News called Foster "the most interesting man in the NFL".
Foster revealed his political affiliation during an NFL game, stating he is "in the Green Party", and he voted for Ron Paul, who ran as a Republican in the 2012 Presidential election.[185]
Foster was raised as a
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