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Arian Foster | Running Back

Team: Houston Texans
Age / DOB:  (26) / 8/24/1986
Ht / Wt:  6'1' / 229
College: Tennessee
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Arian Foster wants to "bounce back" from a 2012 season where he averaged just 4.1 yards per carry.
"I just didn’t feel like I was at my best, and it’s gonna change this year," Foster said. "(I’ve) just refocused and rededicated myself to another level, and hopefully it shows." Foster averaged the fewest yards per carry of his career in 2012, but also took the rock more than any other back. Foster has racked up a ton of mileage the past three seasons, but remains a lock for top-five fantasy status. May 7 - 7:56 PM
Source: houstontexans.com

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Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Updating a previous item, Arian Foster says he has no plans to undergo minor heart surgery.

"I have not nor do I plan, anytime in the near future, to have conversations with my doctors about any surgery. I am feeling well," said Foster. It appears as though somebody jumped the gun on a previous report that said Foster would go under the knife in "about a month" for a "heart ablation" to take care of an irregular heartbeat. Hopefully this is the final post on the topic.
Source: John McClain on Twitter
Feb 1 - 1:06 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Texans team doctors don't believe Arian Foster needs the minor heart procedure he plans on getting in "about a month."

"Our medical team continues to monitor it. We're comfortable with where he is," said GM Rick Smith. "He missed one-half of practice and one-half of a game. Our doctors treated him. They continue to monitor it." Foster told NFL Network's Alex Flanagan on Thursday that he was expecting to have the procedure to alleviate an irregular heartbeat. It remains to be seen what is going to happen, but it's nothing major.
Source: John McClain on Twitter
Feb 1 - 10:08 AM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster is expected to undergo a minor heart procedure in "about a month."

Foster is "considering a heart ablation" to help alleviate the problem that forced him to leave the Texans' Week 16 game with an irregular heartbeat. Foster says he has been dealing with the problem since he was 12 years old, but it's the first time it ever affected him in a game. He seems to think the issue is related to stress. If Foster does have the procedure, it shouldn't affect his offseason availability.
Source: Alex Flanagan on Twitter
Jan 31 - 7:19 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster rushed 22 times for 90 yards and a touchdown and added seven receptions for 63 yards and a score in Sunday's Divisional round loss at New England.

With the Patriots dominating the trenches and focusing their attention on Foster, he was contacted behind the line of scrimmage on four of his first six carries. The Texans offense finally came alive on a Foster-dominated scoring drive late in the second quarter. While posting his best receiving game of the season, Foster bypassed Terrell Davis for most rushing yards in his first four postseason games. With another dominant playoff performance, Foster has shown that concerns about his dwindling per-carry average have been overblown. He should be one of the top two players off the board in 2013 fantasy drafts.
Jan 13 - 9:02 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster rushed 32 times for 140 yards and a touchdown and caught eight passes for 34 yards as the Texans defeated the Bengals in the Wild Card Round, 19-13.

Foster brought the sustaining, chain-moving element to a Houston offense that generally struggled in the passing game against Cincinnati. Although he didn't have any truly long runs (best gain was 17), Foster carried the mail like the true workhorse he is and scored the Texans' only touchdown. While Saturday's win wasn't convincing, it should give a sagging Texans team confidence, particularly from the standpoint that they can still field a dominant rushing attack.
Jan 5 - 8:10 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster acknowledges that the offense's execution is "obviously an issue" after a four-game slump.

The Houston Chronicle's Lance Zierlein opines that the offense is "broken" and the running game and offensive line issues "can't be fixed." Not blocking as well in the outside zone game, the Texans have just five field goals and a touchdown over the past two games. Foster has cleared 5.0 YPC three times in the past seven games, but has been held to 3.1 YPC or less in the other four.
Source: Houston Chronicle
Mon, Dec 31, 2012 04:58:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster had 16 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's Week 17 loss to the Colts.

He added two catches for 26 yards. Foster has either scored or gone over 90 yards in 15 games this year and finishes the regular season with an NFL-leading 351 carries for 1,424 yards and 17 touchdowns. The Texans now need a Patriots or Broncos loss to secure a first-round bye. Foster didn't show any ill-effects from the irregular heartbeat he dealt with in Week 16 and shouldn't miss any practice time going into the playoffs.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 05:09:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster (irregular heartbeat) is practicing in full for Week 17.

"Arian’s fine," coach Gary Kubiak said Wednesday. "He’s been cleared. Took all his normal reps he would take on a Wednesday." Foster will be good to go for Sunday's finale, and could be in for his near-usual workload as the Texans look to wrap up the AFC's No. 1 seed. However, if things get out of hand early, Foster will certainly be given an extended breather.
Source: Texans on Twitter
Wed, Dec 26, 2012 01:55:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster (irregular heartbeat) tweeted Monday morning that "everything is back to normal."

He made the proclamation after a trip to his cardiologist. Although Foster's departure from Sunday's game was a scary situation, that's all it ended up being: A scare. We fully expect him to start this week's game against the Colts as the Texans look to lockdown the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Source: Arian Foster on Twitter
Mon, Dec 24, 2012 12:36:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Coach Gary Kubiak reiterated Monday that he expects Arian Foster (irregular heartbeat) to play in Week 17.

Foster's situation continues to be labeled as "very minor." He even had clearance to return to Sunday's loss, but Kubiak decided against it. "Running some tests with Arian just to make sure, but everything has been positive," he said on Christmas Eve. There's little doubt regarding Foster's Week 17 status as the Texans try again to earn the AFC's No. 1 seed. They need to win in Indianapolis on Sunday to do so.
Source: Nick Scurfield on Twitter
Mon, Dec 24, 2012 10:12:00 AM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Both coach Gary Kubiak and Arian Foster downplayed the irregular heartbeat that knocked him out of Sunday's loss to the Vikings.

Kubiak said that doctors actually gave Foster the green light to go back in the game, but the Texans were getting whipped and he didn't see the need to. In other words, he was held out as a precaution. It's something that has happened to Foster in practice before. "I'll be fine. I'll be okay," he said afterward. "It's a very minor situation, so I'll be okay." Foster finished with 10 carries for 15 yards and a lost fumble.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 05:01:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster left Sunday's Week 16 game against the Vikings in the third quarter as a precaution due to an irregular heartbeat.

Foster was sluggish while he was in there, rushing 10 times for 15 yards and losing a fumble against an inspired Vikings' defense. He lasted just one second-half possession before heading to the locker room and never returned to the sideline. Ben Tate came on as the every-down back.
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Sun, Dec 23, 2012 03:18:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Arian Foster rushed 27 times for 165 yards and caught two passes for four yards in the Texans' Week 15 win over Indianapolis.

We'll take 169 total yards from our RB1 most weeks, but this one could have been bigger. Foster had a 27-yard touchdown called back due to a holding penalty by LG Wade Smith in the second half. Foster did salvage fantasy points by racking up big-time runs late in the fourth quarter against a tired-out Colts defense. The Texans host the Vikings in Week 16. Despite a tougher matchup, keep trotting out Foster as a top-three running back play.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 04:48:00 PM
Arian Foster - RB - Texans

Coach Gary Kubiak said he ideally wants to get Arian Foster 25-28 carries weekly.

Foster's massive workloads aren't going anywhere, even with Ben Tate (hamstring) finally healthy. "Arian is fine," Kubiak said after getting ravaged by the Patriots on Monday night. "If we're playing in the type of game we want to play in, I think he carries the ball 25 to 28 times, but it just didn't happen that way." Foster's 298 rushes this season are 33 more than anyone else in the league.
Source: Houston Chronicle
Wed, Dec 12, 2012 10:04:00 AM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Matt Schaub
2T.J. Yates
3Case Keenum
4Stephen McGee
RB1Arian Foster
2Ben Tate
3Cierre Wood
4Deji Karim
5Ray Graham
GLB1Arian Foster
2Ben Tate
3RB1Arian Foster
2Ben Tate
FB1Greg Jones
2Tyler Clutts
3Zach Boren
WR11Andre Johnson
2Keshawn Martin
3Alan Bonner
4Jeff Maehl
WR21DeAndre Hopkins
2Lestar Jean
3DeVier Posey
WR31Keshawn Martin
TE1Owen Daniels
2Garrett Graham
3Ryan Griffin
4Jake Byrne
5Phillip Supernaw
K1Randy Bullock