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Dolphins RB Arian Foster announces retirement after latest injury

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster has announced his retirement after suffering another lower body soft-tissue injury.

Foster wrote the following statement for Uninterrupted on Monday night.

BREAKING NEWS: @ArianFoster announces his retirement on UNINTERRUPTED. His story on why he’s walking away. pic.twitter.com/FK09XpkqUo
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) October 25, 2016

Foster spent the first seven years of his career with the Houston Texans where he rushed for 6,472 of his 6,527 career yards. He scored all 54 of his touchdowns with the Texans.

Last season, Foster only played in four games in 2015 as he he attempted to recover from a torn groin in training camp and later tore his right Achilles tendon in October. He had already suffered a torn meniscus, a back injury and several hamstring injuries in his career.

In July, he signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins worth about $1.5 million with incentives that could reach $3.5 million.

He retires as a four-time Pro Bowler. The Texans signed Foster as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

His best season is arguably his 2010 campaign in which he won the rushing title with 1,616 yards on 327 carries.

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