"Arian Foster arrived in the NFL almost unnoticed, with a point he was willing to go to great lengths to prove.

One of the telltale signs that the Houston Texans running back would soon prove he wasn't the crazy one for believing he could flourish at football's highest level came during a December 2010 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Undrafted out of college, relegated to the practice squad for much of his first professional season, Foster was on his way to leading the league in rushing. During the second quarter of a Ravens victory at Reliant Stadium, All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis cornered Foster to say, "I love the way you play the game.""