Williams on Lions' 'disrespectful' offer: 'They didn't want me around'

Chicago Bears running back D'Onta Foreman signed a modest one-year, $3 million contract, but he has big plans.

Added as a replacement for David Montgomery, who is now a Lion, he was asked how he envisions the backfield share with Khalil Herbert and Justin Fields.

Despite his team-first mentality, Foreman was confident. "I'm not really sure," Foreman said.

"I can't really speak for the coaches and the plan that they have. I came here to try to be the guy. If I didn't come here with that mentality, I would be doing myself a disservice

 I think I would be doing the team a disservice. All do respect, humble confidence, I'm not trying to make it seem like anything other than exactly what it is. 

That's just me being confident in myself and feeling like I could come in and be the guy. And also be a guy that people count on, and I can help us win. I didn't come here to take

Setbacks have shaped Foreman's long journey to Chicago, but once he was given the wheel he has thrived.

With the Titans, Foreman saw his first chance to be "the guy" after a 2017 Achilles injury ended his Texans career before it even got started. A 2019 biceps tear also ended his Ind

Derrick Henry suffered a broken foot, so Foreman stepped up to the tune of 566 yards and three touchdowns on 133 carries.

In Carolina, he logged career highs in attempts (203), yards (914) and touchdowns (five) after the Panthers traded Christian McCaffrey in the middle of the season. 

4.5 yards per carry matched Austin Ekeler and Jonathan Taylor.

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