1. Jayson D Foster was born on July 22,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League, United Football League, and Canadian Football League.
24 Facts About Jayson Foster
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Jayson Foster was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
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Jayson Foster played college football at Georgia Southern and was the 2007 Walter Payton Award winner.
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Jayson Foster was selected as Cherokee County's 'Offensive Player of the Year' and was picked to all-county, all-region and all-state squads in 2002.
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Jayson Foster was voted as the school's 'Offensive Player of the Year' as a sophomore and junior.
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Jayson Foster garnered all-county and all-region accolades while earning selection as county's 'Offensive Player of the Year' as a sophomore wide receiver netting 884 reception yards and 11 TDs on 42 catches in 2000.
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Jayson Foster maintained a 3.73 grade point average throughout high school career.
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Jayson Foster was named 'Freshman of the Year' by the Southern Conference head coaches.
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Jayson Foster played in all 12 games starting three times at wide receiver.
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Jayson Foster was the only Eagle to ever score a touchdown five different ways: rushing, passing, receiving, punt return and kickoff return.
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Jayson Foster rushed for 1,481 yards which was the third-most rushing yards by a quarterback in NCAA I-FCS history.
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Jayson Foster led the Eagle offense to its fifth straight I-FCS rushing title, averaging 387 yards on the ground and the team ranked sixth nationally in scoring offense and eighth in passing efficiency and total offense.
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Nevertheless, Jayson Foster was named First-team All-SoCon and Second-team All-SoCon.
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Jayson Foster became the only player in school history with at least an 80-yard rush, reception, punt return and kickoff return.
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Jayson Foster was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
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Jayson Foster compiled a school record 3,047 yards of total offense, breaking that of College Football Hall of Famer Tracy Ham.
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Jayson Foster ranked second nationally in rushing yards per game.
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Jayson Foster graduated in December 2007 with a degree in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation.
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Jayson Foster was signed to the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 14,2008 after the team released defensive end Jordan Reffett.
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Jayson Foster was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos on November 26,2008.
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Jayson Foster was re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on May 1,2009.
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Jayson Foster was released by the Steelers again on June 18,2009.
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Jayson Foster signed with the Baltimore Ravens on July 28,2009.
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Jayson Foster was one of the final cuts on September 5,2009.