Arian Foster

Foster's father signed with the Denver Broncos in 1982, though was released from the team before the start of the season.

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.

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."

Foster attended Taft Middle School in Albuquerque.

Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is an American former football running back who is a musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno.

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.

His parents divorced in 2000 while he was attending Valley High School in Albuquerque, and in 2002, he moved to San Diego with his father.

Foster competed in football at Mission Bay Senior High School, where he initially played as a linebacker, but became a full-time running back in his junior and senior years.

He was Mission Bay's featured running back those years, and led San Diego County in all-purpose yards with 2,500 while compiling 2,093 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns in addition to six scores on kickoff returns his senior year.

In a game against Clairemont High School, Foster ran for 321 yards and for his efforts, he was named San Diego Union Tribune All-San Diego Western League Player of the Year, received All-West Region appointment by PrepStar, and also earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors.

He earned a three-star rating from Rivals.com.

Then-Tennessee offensive coordinator Randy Sanders and running backs coach Trooper Taylor were impressed by Foster when recruiting in San Diego.

Foster committed to attend Tennessee on January 28, 2004.

Foster also competed on the track & field team as a sprinter and high jumper.

He had personal-bests of 11.24 seconds in the dash, and had a top-jump of 6'2.5" in the high jump. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m relay squad.

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Foster red-shirted his first season as a Tennessee Volunteer, sitting behind Gerald Riggs Jr.. and Cedric Houston on the depth chart.

He was a three-year starter at running back for Tennessee.

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.

Foster made his collegiate debut on September 3 against Alabama-Birmingham.

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.

On October 22, in a game against #5 Alabama, Riggs suffered a season-ending injury, putting more rushing opportunities onto Foster.

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.

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.

In the following game against the Memphis Tigers, he had 28 carries for 132 rushing yards in the 20–16 victory at home.

In the next game, he had a commanding individual performance in a 28–24 loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

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.

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.

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.

Foster's sophomore season saw a downturn in production with the emergence of LaMarcus Coker and Montario Hardesty in the backfield.

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.

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.

Foster suffered through an ankle injury and it ended up costing him two games.

He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Foster was known for his signature Namaste bow, which he frequently performed after scoring touchdowns.

He holds the Texans franchise records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, and also played for the Miami Dolphins.

Foster announced his retirement from the NFL on October 24, 2016.