Akeem Foster (born March 20, 1987) is a professional

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wide receiver for the Kotka Eagles of the Finnish 1st Division. Prior to that, Foster had been a member of the

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of the

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. He was drafted 25th overall by the

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in the

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and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. During the

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, the Lions traded him in exchange for Buck Pierce. He played college football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. Foster played for the

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of the

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in 2016.

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1987 births BC Lions players Canadian football wide receivers American football wide receivers Canadian players of American football Edmonton Elks players Living people People from Ajax, Ontario St. Francis Xavier X-Men football players Tri-Cities Fever players Nebraska Danger players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub