Shawn Foreman

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debutteam=Oklahoma Wranglers
college=West Virginia
undraftedyear=1999
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* Oklahoma Wranglers (2001)
* Indiana Firebirds (2002 - 2003)
* Grand Rapids Rampage (2004):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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* 2x All-Big East First-team selection (1997, 1998)
* 1998 Offensive Co-Captain West Virginia Mountaineers
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Shawn Foreman (born June 3, 1975 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is a former American football wide receiver. He played collegiately at West Virginia.

In his career, Foreman has played for the New York Jets, the Oklahoma Wranglers, the Indiana Firebirds, and the Grand Rapids Rampage.

High school career

Foreman attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. While there, he was a First team All-City, All-County, All-Area & All-Tidewater Conference choice as a wide receiver, and also Class AAA All-Virginia honors. Foreman caught a record 62 passes for 1,008 yards as a senior. He was also a standout baseball & basketball player. In 1995 Foreman decided that he wanted to be a school teacher. [cite web |url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971023/10230716.htm |title=A Go-To Guy On And Off The Field Foreman Hopes Someday To Teach What He's Learned |accessdate=2008-04-06 |author=Tom Robinson |date=October 23, 1997 |work=Sports Section, Page C1, Final Edition The Virginian-Pilot |publisher=VT.edu]

College career

Foreman, barely made it into college due to struggling to make a qualifying score on his standardized entrance test. [cite web |url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971023/10230716.htm |title=A Go-To Guy On And Off The Field Foreman Hopes Someday To Teach What He's Learned |accessdate=2008-04-06 |author=Tom Robinson |date=October 23, 1997 |work=Sports Section, Page C1, Final Edition The Virginian-Pilot |publisher=VT.edu] While at West Virginia, he majored in Child Development and Family Studies. He was also a member of the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll. He was also a recipient of the Gail W. Cunningham endowed scholarship.

In 1995 as a freshman, Foreman was a back-up strong safety until switching to flanker for the last month of the season. He recorded 15 tackles (six solos) with a fumble recovery. In three games on offense, he caught four passes for 56 yards.

Against Virginia Tech, Foreman recorded a blocked punt which he recovered, and recorded four tackles. Against Rutgers, Foreman played both offense and defense, recording one reception for five yards, and three tackles. In the Backyard Brawl, Foreman recorded a season-long 23-yard reception.

In 1996 as a sophomore, Foreman appeared in every game of the season as a back-up wide receiver. He finished the season with 25 catches for 415 yards a 16.6 yards per reception average and three touchdowns. He also served as a back-up strong safety, recording six tackles (two solos).

Against Rutgers, he recorded two touchdown receptions, 23 and 48-yards, as well as six catches for 164 yards.

In 1997 as a junior, Foreman was an All-Big East First-team selection. He led the conference and set a school single-season record with 77 receptions, for 928 yards averaging 12.1 yards per reception, (third-best season total in WVU history) and five touchdowns.

Against Georgia Tech, he recorded 12 receptions, tying a school record, for 110 yards in the Carquest Bowl.

While being a year away from his degree, Foreman said, that he would possibly go to graduate school, and that if the NFL didn't interfere, that he had his heart set on going back to school, as an elementary school teacher. [cite web |url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971023/10230716.htm |title=A Go-To Guy On And Off The Field Foreman Hopes Someday To Teach What He's Learned |accessdate=2008-04-06 |author=Tom Robinson |date=October 23, 1997 |work=Sports Section, Page C1, Final Edition The Virginian-Pilot |publisher=VT.edu]

In 1998 as a senior, Foreman was an All-Big East First-team selection once again. He received the Iron Mountaineer Award as the top performer in the winter workout program. He served as an offensive co-captain for the Moutaineers. He started every game of the season at flanker, finishing second on the team with 63 receptions for 948 yards, a 15.0 yards per reception average, and eight touchdowns. Only David Saunders (1,043 in 1996) gained more yards receiving in a single-season for the Mountaineers. Foreman also recorded two tackles.

Against Missouri in the Insight.com Bowl, he ended his college career with a career-high 11 receptions for 189 yards. His 11 receptions ranked fifth on the school’s record books and his 189 yards ranked sixth.

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External links

* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2804 Profile at ArenaFan]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/stats/1997/players/receiving/11372.html College profile] at CBSSports.com
* [http://images.cnnsi.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/players/18717.html NFL Draft profile] on CBSSports.com