Arian Foster Retires: Latest Comments and Reaction

Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday.Uninterrupted shared a statement from Foster regarding the decision:According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, a lower-body injury was the tipping point for the 30-year-old:Foster went undrafted out of Tennessee in 2009 and spent the first few months of his rookie season on the Houston Texans' practice squad. Remarkably, he went on to become one of the league's most dynamic rushers for a five-year period.Foster finishes his career with 6,527 rushing yards, 2,346 receiving yards and 68 total touchdowns across 80 career games. His best season came in 2010 when he tallied 2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 scores to pace the Texans offense.Injuries began to derail his career starting in 2013, though. He ended up sitting out 23 games over the next three years in the NFL as all of the hits began taking a collective toll on his body. He missed just three games over the previous three seasons combined.His 2015 campaign came to an early end in late October after he suffered a torn Achilles. The Texans proceeded to release himin March.Foster planned to keep playing despite the Achilles tear. His brother and trainer, Abdul Foster, told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chroniclein March that the running back was making progress in his recovery and still had a desire to compete:Arian's doing great. When you go through stuff like this, you say, 'Okay, I'm financially set. I don't need to do this to take care of my family, but, at the end of the day, do I still love this game' Is there still a passion for me'' The reason I'm excited is because Arian is still passionate about football.That's always a question when money is involved and you've made your mark in the league. Do you still have a desire to play in the league. Arian still does, which is exciting to me. The good part is he's motivated. He's definitely putting in the work here.Foster ended up signing with the Miami Dolphins in July. He earned the starting job coming out of training camp, but it only took one week before injuries became a problem again. He dealt with hamstring and groin issues during the early stages of the 2016 campaign.Jay Ajayi's emergence over the past few weeks ensured Foster wasn't getting the starting job back even if he returned to 100 percent.After he carried the ball three times in a Week 6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero questioned what Foster's role with the team was:The California native ultimately decided the time had arrived to call it quits. Even if he would have liked to play a few more seasons, his consistent health issues made his production a question mark.Furthermore, running backs rarely make a sustained impact after age 30 due to the punishment that comes with playing the position. Not only was Foster battling his own injury history, but that trend was also working against him.
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