Houston Texans

Dolphins bringing in Arian Foster for a visit

Published Mar. 28, 2016 11:35 a.m. ET

Dan Graf

The Miami Dolphins have missed out on nearly every free-agent running back but are bringing in the biggest remaining name on the market for a visit.

Arian Foster visiting Dolphins tomorrow, as @AdamSchefter said. Kubiak mentioned him as a possibility in DEN but bigger role likely in MIA.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 28, 2016

#Dolphins unlikely to sign Arian Foster after tomorrow, since he can't go full-speed yet. But they'll get to know him, put wheels in motion
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 28, 2016

Arian Foster, 29, will visit the Dolphins on Tuesday, first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter and confirmed by FOX Sports NFL insider Mike Garafolo.

He ran for 163 yards in just four games in 2015 before a torn Achilles’ ended his final season with the Texans. Garafolo points out that Foster is still months away from being fully cleared to return from that injury.

He rushed for 1,246 yards and a whopping 4.8 yards per carry in 2014, when he was coming off a back injury that limited him to only eight games in 2013. Foster, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2009, led the league in rushing in 2010 and is a four-time Pro Bowl selection.

The Texans, who moved on from Foster after the season, signed 2015 Dolphins leading rusher Lamar Miller on the first day of free agency. Miami then pursued C.J. Anderson (lost to Denver when it matched the Dolphins’ offer sheet), Cardinals free agent Chris Johnson (who returned to Arizona) and Packers free agent James Starks (who returned to Green Bay).

Foster has perhaps the best resume of any back on the market, but he averaged only 2.6 yards per carry last season before getting hurt and now must prove to teams that he’s healthy. Second-year back Jay Ajayi had only 187 yards in 2015 but is the Dolphins’ leading returning rusher now that Miller is with Foster’s former team.