Mt. Carmel High School honors late alum Glenn Foster Jr. at football game
Foster, a former New Orleans Saints player, died last year while in police custody in Alabama.
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Mount Carmel honors alum, former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in police custody in Alabama
Foster was honored with a coin toss and in-game tribute at the football game Friday night at the school.
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