The dual life of NFL hopeful Seattle Seahawks’ WR Montorie Foster Jr.

Gregg Bell of The News Tribune shared insider details about the 25-year-old player who wants to continue contributing to the Seattle Seahawks championship team.

Former Michigan State wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. has returned to join the training camp, he had been released by the Seahawks in August 2025 due to a hamstring injury. Foster Jr. was cut from the team, but before coming back, he had to work as a substitute teacher at a high school and also had a real estate license.

Even though there was no sign of an NFL return for the next 18 weeks, he kept training in his life. He became a substitute teacher at St. Edward, where he had once attended, and he says, “It felt nostalgic, but also normal.”

“I’d teach the lesson, then we’d just talk about life.”

Two coaches from Michigan State, sitting in his family’s living room, offered him a scholarship when he joined the varsity football season at St. Edward for the first time in his senior year in 2019.

In college, he played 54 games over 5 years, started in 28 of them, and led MSU in receptions. 

Foster Jr. entered the NFL in 2025 as an undrafted free agent, signed with the Seahawks, got sidelined due to an injury, but worked hard for 18 weeks in Cleveland and made his comeback.

“I wasn’t losing sight of the goal. It was tough, but I was doing everything I could to get back on the field,” Foster Jr. said. “I’d watch the guys making catches and hitting the field hard, and I wanted them to know I had their backs.”

“I wasn’t losing sight of the goal. It was tough, but I was doing everything I could to get back on the field,” Foster Jr. said. “I’d watch the guys making catches and hitting the field hard, and I wanted them to know I had their backs.”

On Dec. 30, before the postseason, the team called him back and added him to the practice squad. He finished the season as a Super Bowl champion with $13,000 in cash earnings.

“The NFL is my dream, and I plan to make that 53-man roster next year,” he said. “I’m working hard and running reps against some of the absolute best in the league. Ring or no ring, the comeback has been greater than the setback.”

“The NFL is my dream, and I plan to make that 53-man roster next year,” he said. “I’m working hard and running reps against some of the absolute best in the league. Ring or no ring, the comeback has been greater than the setback.”

He has just been signed as a reserve player in the offseason, where he’ll get another chance to impress.

“I’m just trying to take it all in—it’s incredible,” he said. “The best part is that my parents will be there with me. We get to experience this together. Family has always meant everything to me. I grew up watching the Super Bowl with them.”

“I’m just trying to take it all in—it’s incredible,” he said. “The best part is that my parents will be there with me. We get to experience this together. Family has always meant everything to me. I grew up watching the Super Bowl with them.”

Foster Jr. will have to secure his spot and finish his story. His base salary for 2026 is set at $885,000, although his place in the final squad is still up for discussion since the Seahawks are already a championship team.

Cody White and Ricky White III are also in the mix for the sixth receiver spot, which could challenge Foster Jr. He might not reach the level of a 17-game WR, even if he’s just a role player.

The Seahawks have had several undrafted rookie players who made their mark and got some opportunities during the season.

Foster Jr.’s hard work and good hands on the football helped him find a place in the system. Now, it all depends on his training camp efforts to impress the coaching staff going forward.