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Dolphins RB Arian Foster Announces Retirement

/ CBS Miami

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster is retiring from the NFL.

The eight-year veteran made the announcement on "Uninterrupted" late Monday evening.

Foster signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million with the Dolphins in the offseason.

The injury-prone back was coming off a ruptured Achilles tendon. He suffered the injury, ironically, against the Dolphins.

This season he battled a groin injury that knocked him out of a few games and paved the way for second-year running back Jay Ajayi.

Ajayi literally ran away with the job, rushing for over 200 yards in back-to-back weeks.

But over the course his career, Foster was no slouch.

During his eight years in the league, Foster was the epitome of a dual-threat back. He toted the ball 1,476 times for 6,527 yards and 54 touchdowns. He also caught 255 passes for 2,346 yards and 14 additional scores.

First published on October 24, 2016 / 8:34 PM EDT

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