Arian Foster to Dolphins: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

Seeking to resurrect his career after three injury-plagued seasons, running back Arian Foster has agreed to a deal with the Miami Dolphins.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the news.

The Dolphins would later share a picture of Foster signing his contract:

Alex Marvez of NFL on Fox reported the deal is for one year and $1.5 million with $2 million in incentives. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk added that Foster received a $400,000 signing bonus, and the rest of his base salary can be avoided if he's cut before Week 1.

"I still feel like I'm a Pro Bowl-caliber player and showed it," said Foster, via Andrew Abramson of the Palm Beach Post.

Schefter reported Sunday that Foster would work out for the Dolphins on Monday and had been scheduled to work out with the Detroit Lions later this week.

Foster has been one of the NFL's best running backs when healthy, but he has struggled with injuries in recent years. The 29-year-old, who was released by the Houston Texans after seven seasons, has not played a full 16-game season since 2012. He missed 12 games last year, mostly because of a torn Achilles suffered in Week 7 against Miami.

While durability will be a concern for Foster heading into 2016, the Dolphins are betting on the upside that comes when he's healthy. Per ESPN Stats & Info, that upside can produce a lot of yards from scrimmage:

In the four seasons Foster has played at least 13 games, he's run for at least 1,224 yards and eight touchdowns. Gordon McGuinness of Pro Football Focus ranked Foster as the fifth-best free-agent running back this offseason:

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Injuries have limited Arian Foster, particularly in two of the past three seasons, but based on his performance when he was on the field in 2015, he still has something to offer a team in the NFL. Foster carried the ball 63 times last season, forcing 12 missed tackles; while he might have rushed for just for just 2.6 yards per carry, 2.0 of those yards came after contact. He also adds impact as a receiver, with eight missed tackles forced on 22 receptions in 2015.

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Those are critical stats for Foster because he's at an age when a lot of teams start getting skittish about running backs. He had a heavy workload early in his career, carrying the ball over 300 times twice, so being able to maintain the elusiveness to miss tackles and the power to break them is huge.

After spending the offseason in search of help at running back, the Dolphins finally found their man. They missed out on C.J. Anderson when the Denver Broncos decided to match their offer sheet, but they snatched Foster off the market.

While Foster doesn't offer the same upside Anderson would have, by virtue of being older and having a substantial injury history, the Dolphins are getting a low-risk, high-reward option at the position in 2016.

He racked up 1,246 yards and eight touchdowns in 13 games two years ago. The Dolphins haven't had a running back go over 1,200 yards in a season since Ricky Williams in 2003.

It may not be reasonable to expect Foster to reach those heights again, but the fact he did it not that long ago gives the Dolphins hope. They also have Jay Ajayi, who showed some promise in limited action last year with 187 yards on 49 carries.

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill needs a consistent running game to ease his burden after throwing between 586 and 590 passes each of the previous three years. In return, Foster gets a chance to salvage his career by going to a team that will try to take advantage of his skills.

At this stage of Foster's career, no one should count on him as a No. 1 running back. He needs to be protected because of his injury history.

But he is also capable of turning in a 1,200-yard season. He's not a burner in the backfield, so his vision and ability to make defenders miss will serve him well. This may be his last chance to prove himself as a starting running back, so don't expect him to waste it.