Dolphins star Raheem Mostert pushes aside retirement talk amid stellar year: ‘I've always been the underdog’

Miami Dolphins star running back Raheem Mostert spoke to Fox News Digital about his career-best season, and how he looks at retirement talk at this point in his life.

Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert spent the first couple of years in the NFL bouncing around different teams and landing on practice squads before eventually making his way to the San Francisco 49ers. 

His career-best season came in 2019, when the Niners would go on to win the NFC championship and punch their ticket to the Super Bowl, eventually losing to the Kansas City Chiefs.  

Raheem Mostert, #31 of the Miami Dolphins, carries the ball against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of the game at Hard Rock Stadium on Oct. 15, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images))

Mostert played six seasons with the Niners before suffering a significant knee injury that cut his 2021 season short, and ultimately threatened to end his career. However, in 2022, he returned to Miami and reunited with former 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. 

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At 30 years old, the former Purdue standout recorded his best season yet, finishing with 891 rushing yards and three touchdowns. However, less than halfway through his second season with the Dolphins, Mostert is already on pace to top those numbers and currently leads the league in rushing touchdowns with nine. 

"I just got the belief in myself. You know, if you have the belief in yourself, that can go a long way. And for me, I've always been the underdog. I've always had that underdog mentality as well," Mostert told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday. 

Raheem Mostert, #31 of the Miami Dolphins, runs