He just did! None of the beat reporters or anyone else on the outside saw it coming. He was banged up and looked old. With the emergence of Ajayi it actually is a positive since they will stop giving Foster carries and give more to the young guys. Saves some money too.

He was good in the locker room and had a very good career but his body was done. He couldn't stay healthy and was no longer productive. One beat reporter said he was a bit like Ricky Williams in that he enjoyed talking about non football stuff more than football. He saw the writing on the wall and his heart wasn't in it after battling groin and hamstring issues.