Mason Foster
Foster with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014
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| No. 54 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 1, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Seaside, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Seaside (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 479 |
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| Sacks: | 7.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
| Interceptions: | 5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Mason Foster (born March 1, 1989) is an American football inside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Washington.
Foster attended Seaside High School, where he played for the Seaside Spartans high school football team, leading them to a 12-1 overall record, a 5-0 league record, a Monterey Bay league title and the CIF Central Coast Section small school championship in 2006. Foster led a defense that allowed just six points per game during the regular season and recorded four shutouts, as well as taking over at quarterback midway through the season. Foster was named the Monterey County player of the year by the Monterey Herald, defensive player of the year by the Salinas Californian, an All-Central Coast Section first-team linebacker by the San Jose Mercury News, and CalHiSports all-state first team for 2006. He was ranked the No. 68 linebacker recruit in the country by Rivals.com.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Foster was listed as the No. 68 outside linebacker in the nation in 2007.
As a true freshman in 2007, Foster played in all 13 games, starting four games including three at weakside linebacker and one at middle linebacker.
As a sophomore in 2008, Foster started all 12 at one outside linebacker spot, leading the Pac-10 Conference in tackles per game with 8.75 and topped the Washington's team with 12.0 tackles for loss. Foster earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 as well as being named the Huskies' team MVP (Defense).
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