Former NFL Player Glenn Foster Dies After Arrest in Alabama

Former NFL Player Glenn Foster Dies After Arrest in Alabama
New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. (74) greets fans in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Aug. 29, 2013. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
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REFORM, Ala.—Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the county jail where he was being held.

The 31-year-old former New Orleans Saints player died Monday at a medical facility in Northport, Alabama, Senior Alabama Trooper Reginal King told The Tuscaloosa News.