Cade Foster (born March 10, 1991) is an American former

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. He played for the

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. He later completed law school, and is now the County Attorney for McCracken County in Kentucky.

Early life

Foster attended Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake,

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, where he made 38-of-48 field goals during his

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career. He also started at

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and finished with 106 tackles, including six tackles for loss and six sacks.

College career

Foster attended the University of Alabama from 2010–2013 under head coach

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. As a freshman in

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, he made 7-of-9 field goals and 7-of-7 extra points; his misses were from 44 and 54 yards. Foster, a former linebacker, made 9

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tackles and 1 forced fumbles. Alabama typically used him on kickoffs and long field goals over 44 yards long due to his strong leg, while fellow kicker Jeremy Shelley handled the other duties. As a sophomore, he received negative attention after missing three long field goal attempts against LSU in a game Alabama lost in overtime, leading him to close his

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account. As a senior, Foster took over the full-time kicking duties and hit a career-long 53-yarder against Ole Miss. He received further negative attention after he missed all three field goals (one of which was blocked) during the

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, which Alabama lost after Foster's replacement, Adam Griffith, left his 57-yard attempt short at the end of regulation and it was returned for a game-winning touchdown by Auburn. However, Foster received a letter of support from an unlikely source, former president

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, which he posted on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.

After football

After his collegiate football career, Foster attended the

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. He was elected County Attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky in 2022.https://mccrackencountyky.gov/cade-foster-county-attorney/

References

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Cade Living people Players of American football from Southlake, Texas American football placekickers Alabama Crimson Tide football players 1991 births Carroll Senior High School alumni Kentucky county attorneys