| 1/31/2013 8:56:00 PM |
Description: NFL Network's Alex Flanagan expects Houston running back Arian Foster to undergo a minor heart operation within the next month. | Insight: Foster struggled with an irregular heartbeat near the end of the regular season but rebounded nicely by playing well in the Texans' two playoff games (327 total yards, three touchdowns). He should be fine by the start of training camp. | | |
| Hot | 1/13/2013 9:22:00 PM |
Description: Houston halfback Arian Foster ran for a game-high 90 yards on 22 attempts Sunday at New England. | Insight: He also had seven catches for 63 yards when used as a receiver. Foster has scored at least one touchdown in each of his four postseason games. | | |
| 1/5/2013 9:08:00 PM |
Description: Texans running back Arian Foster bulldozed his way to 140 yards rushing Saturday in a first round win over Cincinnati. | Insight: The 32 carries Foster received were a season-high. Foster and the Texans play New England a week from Sunday. Foster was held to 46 yards on 15 rushes when he played against the Patriots earlier in the season. | | |
| 12/30/2012 4:33:00 PM |
Description: Houston tailback Arian Foster returned to form Sunday against the Colts, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. | Insight: Foster disappointed fantasy owners with 15 yards on 10 carries with a lost fumble in Week 16 before leaving with an irregular heartbeat. His effort Sunday gives him 1,424 rushing yards on the year, the second 1,400-yard season of his career. Foster also reached 15 rushing touchdowns, one shy of his career high. | | |
| 12/26/2012 3:24:00 PM |
Description: Houston tailback Arian Foster, who had an irregular heartbeat when he was taken out of Sunday's game against Minnesota, was out on the practice field Wednesday with no residual effects. | Insight: Foster insists he's "fine" and that he could have come back into the game. We expect him to play and get his usual workload this week against Indianapolis. | | |
| 12/23/2012 6:08:00 PM |
Description: Houston tailback Arian Foster had an irregular heartbeat when he was taken out of Sunday's game against Minnesota. | Insight: Foster insists he's "fine" and that he could have come back into the game. Unless we hear anything more, we'd expect him to play next week against Indianapolis. | | |
| 12/23/2012 3:29:00 PM |
Description: Texans halfback Arian Foster left Sunday's game against the Vikings with an "illness." Foster missed the entire series leading up to a Houston field goal late in the third quarter and left the field shortly afterwards. | Insight: Foster is having his worst game of the season, rushing for 15 yards on 10 carries and losing a fumble. | | |
| 12/16/2012 7:29:00 PM |
Description: Texans halfback Arian Foster ate up a huge chunk of yards Sunday against the Colts but failed to find the end zone for the first time since Week 11. | Insight: Foster tallied a season-high 165 yards on 27 touches. Coincidentally, his career-high in rushing yards also came against the Colts back in 2010 (231 yards on 33 carries in the season opener). | | |
| Hot | 11/22/2012 5:03:00 PM |
Description: Houston running back Arian Foster rushed for 100-plus yards for the third time in the last four games and the sixth time this season Thursday against the Lions with 102 yards and two scores on 20 carries. | Insight: Foster failed to reach the end zone for the first time this season in Week 11, so he decided to get in twice four days later. | | |
| Hot | 11/12/2012 10:23:00 AM |
Description: Houston running back Arian Foster rushed for 100-plus yards for the fifth time this season Sunday night against the Bears. He added five receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown. | Insight: Foster is a horse -- he's carried the ball 24 times or more in seven of nine games this season, putting him on pace for 393 carries. Add in the fact that he's scored at least one touchdown in every game this season and you have yourself one of the most reliable players in fantasy football. | | |
| 11/4/2012 6:28:00 PM |
Description: Houston halfback Arian Foster exploded for 111 yards on 24 carries Sunday against Buffalo. | Insight: Sunday was Foster's fourth 100-yard game of the year. Foster's three-yard touchdown in the third quarter was his 10th of the season. He's scored in every game but one this season. | | |
| Hot | 10/21/2012 5:54:00 PM |
Description: Texans running back Arian Foster bounced back from a 29-yard effort last week against Green Bay by carrying the ball 19 times for 98 yards and two scores Sunday in a win over Baltimore. | Insight: Foster has a league-best nine rushing touchdowns in seven games this season. Six of those scores have come in Houston's last four games. Fantasy owners will have a tough time replacing Foster next week when he and the 6-1 Texans go on bye. | | |
| 10/15/2012 10:12:00 AM |
Description: Houston tailback Arian Foster turned in his lowest rushing total of the season but he was still able to find the end zone twice in Sunday's loss to Green Bay. | Insight: The fourth-year running back was held to just 29 yards on the ground. Foster should be able to bounce back next week against a Ravens team that let up 227 yards rushing Sunday against Dallas. | | |
| 10/9/2012 1:24:00 PM |
Description: Texans running back Arian Foster topped the career 5,000-yard mark from scrimmage against New York on Monday night in just his 40th game and 32nd start. He's the third fastest to that total behind Edgerrin James and Eric Dickerson, according to Nick Scurfield. | Insight: Foster leads the league in rushing attempts (132) and rushing touchdowns (5). He's on a mind-numbing 422-attempt pace this season. The NFL record is 416 by Larry Johnson of Kansas City in 2006. | | |
| 10/1/2012 5:59:00 PM |
Description: With Texans running back Arian Foster on pace for 400-plus carries, coach Gary Kubiak said "he can handle it; I know that. You never know how the season's going to go." | Insight: Foster has 112 touches in four weeks, 103 carries and nine catches. There's a history of running backs burning out the year after carrying the ball 370-plus times, so that's something keeper league owners will have to worry about. | | |
| 9/16/2012 4:51:00 PM |
Description: The Texans got Ben Tate more involved in Week 2 but that didn't mean Arian Foster was going to be utilized less. Foster carried the ball 28 times for 110 yards and a touchdown Sunday against Jacksonville. | Insight: Foster also caught six passes for 37 yards. The running back is the epicenter of Houston's run-first offense and should continue to be among the best players in fantasy football all season. | | |
| 9/9/2012 4:16:00 PM |
Description: It appears Texans running back Arian Foster's knee is just fine. Foster carried the ball 26 times for 79 yards and punched in two scores in Week 1. | Insight: Miami held Foster to a long of 14 yards but the high-volume back still managed to turn in an elite effort. Backup Ben Tate only received five carries in a 20-point blowout. | | |
| 9/9/2012 11:40:00 AM |
Description: As expected, Houston halfback Arian Foster (knee) will start Sunday against the Dolphins. | Insight: Miami actually had the league's third-best rushing defense in 2011, but Foster is way too good not to start in Week 1. | | |
| 9/9/2012 10:24:00 AM |
Description: Texans running back Arian Foster (knee) is expected to play in Week 1, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. | Insight: Schefter said the Houston coaching staff wants to test Foster in warmups before clearing him to play, so there's a chance he sits. We'll continue to monitor the situation up until kickoff. Ben Tate would make for an excellent start if Foster is out, and he's not a bad flex play if Foster starts. | | |
| 9/7/2012 2:49:00 PM |
Description: Texans running back Arian Foster is dealing with knee pain, but according to coach Gary Kubiak he's "optimistic" about Foster's Week 1 status. | Insight: The team sent him for an MRI after Thursday's practice and fantasy owners should be a little bit concerned. Hopefully, Foster owners handcuffed Ben Tate and will be able to make a game-time change to the Texans backup if needed. | | |
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