Montorie Foster Jr. is back at Seattle Seahawks training camp in 2026, giving the 25-year-old wide receiver another chance to make the 53-man roster after a long and unusual route back to Seattle.
Foster's first run with the Seahawks ended in August 2025, when the team waived him with an injury designation after a hamstring issue interrupted his first NFL training camp. The move came before the preseason, and the team’s official biography later listed him as waived/injured on Aug. 6, 2025, after he returned to Cleveland.
That setback could have ended the story there, but Foster stayed focused on getting another opportunity. Over the next 18 weeks, he trained daily and sometimes worked out in a school weight room. He also earned his real estate license and spent time as a substitute teacher at St. Edward, the same school where he had once attended classes.
“I wasn’t losing sight of the goal,” Foster said of the months away from football. “It was tough, but I was doing everything I could to get back on the field.”
How Foster got back to Seattle
The Seahawks brought Foster back on Dec. 30, 2025, signing him to the practice squad late in the season. He did not appear in a game during the postseason run, but he was around the team and practiced against the starting defense, giving Seattle another look at a receiver it had already invested time in developing.
That helped set up his next opportunity. In February 2026, the Seahawks signed Foster to a reserve/futures contract, keeping him in the organization heading into the new league year and into camp.
Now, Foster is back in camp with a real roster path in front of him. He ended the 2025 season with a Super Bowl ring despite earning only $13,000 in cash earnings that year, a reminder of how quickly an NFL career can shift from uncertain to rewarding. For Seattle, Foster offers a familiar face, a fresh evaluation and one more competition to watch as the roster takes shape.
Whether Montorie Foster Jr. can turn that return into a roster spot will be one of the camp storylines worth tracking. He has already shown he can handle the hard part: getting back.
