My grandfather was placed on life support this morning. I let my life long brother @IFoskey know I wasn’t going to make it to his #NFLDraft party. Not even 30 minutes after he was drafted 40th by the @Saints Isaiah let me know he was on his way over. Love you & Congrats! #Saints pic.twitter.com/GqhReTFKIX
— Gunnar Rask (@g_rask) April 29, 2023
This says a lot about Isaiah Foskey’s character. There was a delay when the New Orleans Saints drafted the Notre Dame defensive end on Friday night, between the team calling him to share the good news and Foskey’s first comments to local media on a conference call; the official word is that he was attending to a personal matter. Now we know what that is.
Foskey left his draft party to visit a close friend and their family at the hospital, making time for his high school teammate Gunnar Rask — they played on the defensive line together at De La Salle High School in Antioch, Calif., staying in touch once Foskey went on to the Notre Dame and Rask stayed in-state to become a Cal Golden Bear. Rask’s grandfather had been put on life support earlier in the day and Foskey wanted to offer what help he could in the family’s time of need.
Only then did he return to celebrate one of the greatest days of his football life with friends and family before speaking with the Saints media beat. It says a lot that no one would have known about this act of kindness if Rask hadn’t decided to share it himself. Foskey was known for his leadership skills at Notre Dame, and this is a good example of the strength of his character.
