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Tunsil, Foster both scheduled to open NFL season as starters
By Jason Hall
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Two former SEC standouts will start for the Miami Dolphins in their season opener at Seattle on Sunday.
Former Ole Miss offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil and former Tennessee running back Arian Foster were both listed atop the Dolphins’ depth chart, which was released Monday.
Updated Dolphins depth chart for Week 1: RB Arian Foster is w/the first team as well as rookie guard Laremy Tunsil. pic.twitter.com/JIAqGEdS4m
— James Walker (@JamesWalkerNFL) September 5, 2016
Tunsil was selected by Miami with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He will start at left guard, where he played during the Dolphins’ second and third preseason games before sitting out during the finale.
Foster beat out Jay Ajayi, Damien Williams, Isaiah Pead and former Alabama standout Kenyan Drake for the starting running back job after signing with Miami this summer.
Foster has recorded 6,472 yards and 54 touchdowns on 1,454 rushing attempts, as well as 2,268 yards, 14 touchdowns on 249 receptions during his seven-year NFL career.
Foster played four seasons at Tennessee after redshirting in 2004. He finished second on the school’s all-time rushing list with 2,964 yards and third in career all-purpose yards with 3,880.
Jason covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
