Jamal Antoine Foreman (born February 18, 1976) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) with the Buffalo Bills, the Houston Texans, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the

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and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. After retiring, he started a business called Foreman Fitness. He is the son of

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running back

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Early life

Foreman originally started playing high school football at Eden Prairie High School, but transferred to

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and then transferred back to Eden Prairie. He also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

References

1976 births Living people People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota American football linebackers Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Buffalo Bills players Houston Texans players New York Giants players Players of American football from Minnesota Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Harvard Business School alumni San Francisco 49ers players {{linebacker-1970s-stub