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05-27-2013, 08:53 AM
Ramon Foster beat the odds and made an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent. He worked his way from versatile reserve in his early years to full-time starter last season.
In the offseason the Steelers rewarded him with a three-year contract, but Foster isn't taking his newfound status on the team for granted.
Foster is entering his fifth season in the NFL, and even though he is the most-tenured player on a revamped line, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound guard has never shed the chip on his shoulder that developed after he went undrafted out of the University of Tennessee in 2009.
"I'd be a fool not to think that way," said Foster, who started 16 games last season for the first time in his career. "I tell the young guys, if it's me or you, I'm going to step on your head to get the job done.".........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-ol-foster-refuses-to-take-foot-off-gas-689240/#ixzz2UV7ccQhz
In the offseason the Steelers rewarded him with a three-year contract, but Foster isn't taking his newfound status on the team for granted.
Foster is entering his fifth season in the NFL, and even though he is the most-tenured player on a revamped line, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound guard has never shed the chip on his shoulder that developed after he went undrafted out of the University of Tennessee in 2009.
"I'd be a fool not to think that way," said Foster, who started 16 games last season for the first time in his career. "I tell the young guys, if it's me or you, I'm going to step on your head to get the job done.".........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-ol-foster-refuses-to-take-foot-off-gas-689240/#ixzz2UV7ccQhz