Glenn Foster
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | May 31, 1990||||||
Died: | December 6, 2021 Northport, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 31)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Illinois | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
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Glenn Foster, Jr.[1] (May 31, 1990 – December 6, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Professional career[]
On April 28, 2013, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[2]
On August 6, 2015, he was waived by the Saints.[3]
Personal life[]
Foster attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, where he started playing football only as a sophomore, and spent much of his time developing an interest in business. Retired from the NFL in 2016, since then he had been focusing on his efforts in real estate development and sales, together with his wife Pamela (who earned her own general contractor's license in 2014).[4]
On December 6, 2021, Foster died shortly after being put into custody by police in Pickens County, Alabama. His cause of death is under investigation.[1][5] An autopsy showed evidence of "neck compressions and strangulation".[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Vargas, Ramon Antonio; Perlstein, Mike (December 7, 2021). "Ex-Saint Glenn Foster died after a police chase, jail fight, and desperate bid to get medical help". Nola.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Rookie Free Agent Class". neworleanssaints.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Terrell, Katherine (August 7, 2015). "New Orleans Saints waive Glenn Foster, sign Travis Manning". NOLA. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Joel A. Erickson, "Building his future: Former Saints defender Glenn Foster has flourished after football, working as a contractor, developer and real estate agent", New Orleans Advocate, April 9, 2016.
- ^ Madani, Doha (December 7, 2021). "Former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster dies after being taken into police custody". NBC News. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Burke, Minyvonne (December 17, 2021). "Autopsy of former NFL player Glenn Foster suggests 'evidence of strangulation,' family says". NBC News. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- 2021 deaths
- American football defensive ends
- Players of American football from Chicago
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- People who died in police custody
- African-American-related controversies
- Deaths by strangulation in the United States
- American people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in Alabama detention