Montorie Foster Jr.’s rise from afterthought to Seahawks roster member got its biggest spotlight yet Sunday, when HBO’s “Hard Knocks” showed the second-year wide receiver calling his parents with the news.
Foster, who spent most of last fall out of the NFL and working as a high school substitute teacher, turned a strong summer into a spot on Seattle’s initial 53-man roster. The 25-year-old had been one of the surprises of training camp, then backed it up with a strong preseason before earning the job.
The clip released by “Hard Knocks” ahead of Tuesday night’s series finale caught Foster sitting on a dock along what appears to be Lake Washington as he told his family the news.
“I’m crying right now,” Foster’s mother said.
“Oh my goodness, it really didn’t hit me yet,” Foster replied. “It feels like I’m dreaming. Y’all know the whole journey, everything, just going undrafted and just having that night.
“That was the worst night of my life, but I just kept working, and shoot, now we here, and we just on the come up, for real. So just gotta keep going.”
Foster then turned to his father.
“Dad, I appreciate you for everything, for real,” Foster said. “Like, you really helped me so much just to stay in it and keep grinding.
Like all the work is paying - I’m trying not to cry. Like, now it’s hitting me a little bit.”
“It’s tears of joy,” Foster’s father replied. “Oh my God. Lord have mercy.”
“Man, that’s crazy,” Foster said. “I did it.”
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