The Browns and Foreman agreed to a contract Wednesday, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports. After an injury-riddled start to his career, Foreman has carved at a role in three different backfields over the last three campaigns, averaging 54.4 rushing yards per game and racking up 12 touchdowns on the ground in 35 appearances between the Titans, Panthers and Bears. With his new team, he could get in the act early on if Nick Chubb's recovery from a serious knee injury delays his 2024 season debut, but Jerome Ford likely still would be the team's top back in that scenario.
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Rushing
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CHI | 9 | 109 | 425 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 1 |
| 2022 | CAR | 17 | 203 | 914 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 1 |
| 2021 | TEN | 9 | 133 | 566 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 2 |
| 2020 | TEN | 6 | 22 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
The Browns and Foreman agreed to a contract Wednesday, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports. After an injury-riddled start to his career, Foreman has carved at a role in three different backfields over the last three campaigns, averaging 54.4 rushing yards per game and racking up 12 touchdowns on the ground in 35 appearances between the Titans, Panthers and Bears. With his new team, he could get in the act early on if Nick Chubb's recovery from a serious knee injury delays his 2024 season debut, but Jerome Ford likely still would be the team's top back in that scenario.
Foreman made an early exit from last Sunday's loss at Detroit due to a right ankle injury. He proceeded to be listed as a non-participant on Thursday's practice report due to ankle and shin injuries before logging back-to-back limited practices to cap Week 12 prep and being given a doubtful designation for Monday's contest. With his lack of availability confirmed, Foreman will yield complementary RB reps to Roschon Johnson and Travis Homer behind Chicago's top option Khalil Herbert.
While the Bears held a walk-through workout Thursday for their first Week 12 practice, Foreman was estimated as a non-participant, but he was able to get back on the field in some capacity for a more traditional practice session Friday. If Foreman can maintain limited activity Saturday or upgrade to full participation, he should have a good chance at being available Monday against the Vikings. The right ankle injury knocked Foreman out early in the Bears' Week 11 loss to the Lions, enabling Khalil Herbert to pace the backfield with 16 carries in his return from a five-game stint on injured reserve. Herbert gained just 35 yards on his 16 carries, however, so he might not have done enough to separate himself from Foreman in the battle for lead ballcarrier duties. If both Foreman and Herbert are available Monday, it would be difficult to gauge which of the two might be in line for the bigger workload on the ground.
Not long after halftime, Foreman walked off the field slowly and promptly visited the blue medical tent, according to Bridget Condon of NFL Network. After the Bears deemed him questionable to return, Foreman was seen jogging on the sideline, seemingly testing out his injury, per Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com. With Foreman sidelined, Khalil Herbert likely will be Chicago's lead runner, but Roschon Johnson and Travis Homer also are available.
An ankle injury contained Foreman to a trio of limited practices this week, leaving his status up in the air for Week 11. Meanwhile, fellow running back Khalil Herbert (ankle/shin) is on the verge of ending his IR stint and returning to action for the first time since Week 5, which should be confirmed Saturday afternoon. If Foreman is able to suit up Sunday, he may serve in a timeshare of sorts with Herbert, though the former has handled 88 touches over the last five games in place of the latter.
Foreman is still looking to move past an ankle injury that he suffered at some point during the Bears' Week 10 win over the Panthers back on Nov. 9. While the ankle issue didn't appear to affect his workload during the contest, Foreman may need to upgrade to full practice participation Friday to avoid an injury designation for this Sunday's game in Detroit. In addition to the ankle injury potentially impacting his Week 11 outlook, Foreman could face a threat to his status as Chicago's lead back in the form of Kahlil Herbert (ankle/shin). Herbert has missed the Bears' last five games and remains on injured reserve for the time being, but he's in the midst of his second week of practicing with the team and may be healthier than Foreman at the moment. Herbert was a full participant in Thursday's practice and looks poised to be activated ahead of Sunday's contest.
Despite having a longer turnaround for this Sunday's game in Detroit after the Bears played the Panthers on Thursday night a week ago, Foreman apparently isn't fully healthy as Chicago begins Week 11 prep. According to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, head coach Matt Eberflus said Foreman is progressing well after he was noticeably limping around in the locker room following the Week 10 contest, and the Bears have confidence the running back will be ready to go by the time Sunday arrives. Foreman will have two more chances to upgrade to full activity in practice to remove any lingering concern about his status for Sunday, but even if cleared to play, the 27-year-old could face more competition for the lead role out of the backfield. Kahlil Herbert (ankle/shin) is heading into his second week of practices since being designated for return from injured reserve, and if activated ahead of Sunday's contest, he could poach some of the early down touches from Foreman. For his part, Foreman has done well to ensure he retains a sizable role moving forward; while Herbert has missed the Bears' last five games, Foreman has averaged 4.3 yards per carry over 81 totes while accounting for four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving).
The bruising back took on another heavy workload as the unquestioned lead back and was reasonably productive with the opportunity. Foreman didn't have any involvement in the passing game after logging eight targets over the previous three games, but his rushing yardage tally was his second over 80 in his four-game starting stint. Khalil Herbert (IR-ankle) is eligible to return for Thursday night's Week 10 matchup against the Panthers, but with Foreman putting together a solid body of work thus far and a divisional clash against the Lions on tap in Week 11, the Bears may opt to be cautious with Herbert for the time being.
Team
Cleveland Browns
Birthdate
4/24/1996 (28)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'0", 235 lbs
Draft Info
2017: Rd 3; Pk (HOU)
Birthplace
Texas City, TX, USA
Position
RB
College
Texas
Experience
6th season
Career History
Chicago Bears
2023 - 2024
(1 season)
Carolina Panthers
2022 - 2023
(1 season)
Atlanta Falcons
2021 - 2022
(1 season)
Tennessee Titans
2020 - 2022
(2 seasons)
Indianapolis Colts
2019 - 2020
(1 season)
Houston Texans
2017 - 2019
(2 seasons)
Previous Game
17
Final
20
-6
YDS
-1
AVG
0
TD
2023 Regular Season Stats
ATT
RUSH YDS
RUSH TDS
REC
REC TDS
109
425
4
11
1
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Regular Season
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rushing
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receiving
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Date
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Opp
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Result
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CAR
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LNG
|
FD
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REC
|
TGTS
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TDS
|
LNG
|
YAC
|
|
12/17
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L 17-20
|
6
|
-6
|
-1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
12/10
|
W 28-13
|
11
|
50
|
4.5
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
22
|
11
|
0
|
16
|
11
|
|
|
11/19
|
L 26-31
|
6
|
14
|
2.3
|
1
|
13
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
11/9
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W 16-13
|
21
|
80
|
3.8
|
1
|
11
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
11/5
|
L 17-24
|
20
|
83
|
4.2
|
0
|
22
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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