Houston Texans release veteran RB Arian Foster
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The Jon McGlocklin Jersey have released one of the greatest players in franchise history., the franchise's all-time leader in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, yards per game and total scoring for a non-kicker, will no longer be on the roster, Thursday."There are not many players I respect more than ," general manager Rick Smith said in a statement Thursday. "He maximized his opportunity as an undrafted college free agent and worked to become the most productive back in franchise history, and one of the most complete backs in the NFL during his tenure with the . Arian has contributed much, and meant a great deal to the succe s of the franchise over the past seven seasons and we wish him only the best as he continues his playing career."Shortly after being released, Foster reflected on his time with the in :"I've got (seven) years of beautiful memories with teammates, staff and coaches I'll never forget," Foster wrote. "Thank you all for being a part of this journey Vin Baker Jersey . People that I call friends and brothers have all contributed to the succe s of what we did on the field, and also to the person that I am off ..."In addition to cutting Foster, the parted ways with veteran tight end and safety .Foster's agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted in support of his client: "What a great RUN @ArianFoster had Frank Mason III Jersey with the @Houston! Thanks to the & I'm personally excited what lies ahead for Arian!"Foster, 29, had an incredible stretch in Houston. The former undrafted free agent, buoyed by his versatile skill set and shrewd understanding of the zone blocking system, racked up 4,264 yards and 41 touchdowns over a three-year span between 2010 and 2012. In that time, he also caught more than 100 pa ses for 1,438 yards and six touchdowns.Unfortunately, Foster suffered from injury i sues like most players at the position eventually do. He underwent microscopic lumbar discectomy surgery, which prematurely ended his 2013 season after just eight games. A comeback season in 2014 -- 1,246 rushing yards and eight touchdowns -- was followed by a ruptured Achilles tendon just four games in to 2015.At the combine a week ago, general manager Rick Smith said that if the cut Foster, it would not be because of his salary. Foster was set Sam Merrill Jersey to earn $6.5 million in 2016."As it relates to all the free-agent conversations, I'm never really going to tell you one way or the other what we are doing, but I will tell you this: his salary is not a reason why we would cut Arian," .It appears that health is the ultimate culprit. Per Rapoport, "availability as much as anything" contributed to Foster' Ray Allen Jersey s release. Rapoport adds, per someone who has seen Foster rehab, he's healthy enough to sign with a team now, though, this could be a situation where he signs in June before minicamp because teams might want to see him really run at full-speed before he's signed.The development begs two questions: How will the move on from a leadership standpoint and where might Foster land next?The next few months will be very interesting.
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