Foster signs with the St. Louis Rams

A quick note about another ex Tar Heel being signed with the National Football League team that drafted him. A very small online article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that ex Carolina wide out Brooks Foster has signed with the Saint Louis Rams. The senior from Chapel Hill was the franchise’s fifth round pick (160th overall), and while the details of the deal were not revealed, it’s reported that it is a four year deal for the young receiver. All of this works out well for both the player and the team as the Rams will begin their training camp 10 days from today. For those that remember this past NFL Draft Foster was the third wide receiver from North Carolina to be picked, going after Hakeem Nicks (1st round – NY Giants) and Brandon Tate (3rd round – NE Patriots)

Brooks Foster

And while most will think of Foster as the third option until Brandon Tate went down with a season ending injury that needed surgery to repair an ACL and MCL. After that it was Hakeem Nicks, who led the ACC in total yards this season with over 1,200 receiving yards while adding 12 touchdowns and Foster, who had 30 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns while playing in 13 games. I am of the opinion that some of those yards that Nicks got is because Foster had to be looked at as well on the field. In other words, do not think for a minute that Foster is only good for a decoy or to give the starters a breather. He can make the plays (see pic) and he can help his team to win games.

In the end I believe that in the coming years we will hear the name “Brooks Foster” often on Sunday. Maybe not in the way that the big wide outs, but definitely contributing to his St. Louis Rams. All I can do now is wish the wide out out of Boiling Springs, South Carolina all the best as he begins a new journey in his football career.

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