Foxworth was born in Oxford, England, during his father's career in the United States Army. The family relocated to Maryland when Foxworth was kindergarten-aged. Foxworth has one older brother. Foxworth played high school football at Western Tech, where he was named to the Baltimore Sun's first-team All-Metro and All-Baltimore County.
College football career
After graduating early from high school in the fall of 2000, Foxworth enrolled at the University of Maryland and signed with the Terrapins in early 2001. While playing for the Terrapins, Foxworth started every game between 2001 and September 2004, and received All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors three times.
Professional career
National Football League
Foxworth began his career in the NFL after being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round, with the 97th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. The Broncos traded Foxworth to the Atlanta Falcons in September 2008 for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. In 2009, the Baltimore Ravens signed Foxworth to a four-year, $28 million contract. On the first day of training camp for the 2010 season, Foxworth tore his ACL, causing him to miss the entire season. Foxworth's knee problems continued into 2011, with the Ravens putting him on the injured reserve list after playing only two games, ending his season early. In May 2012, Foxworth announced that he planned to retire from football and attend Harvard Business School.
In addition to his work on the field, Foxworth has also held a number of positions with the NFL Players Association. In 2007, the Broncos elected Foxworth as an NFLPA player representative, and the following year he became the youngest player to become vice president of the NFLPA Executive Committee. In 2012, Foxworth was elected president of the NFLPA without opposition. He was succeeded by Eric Winston in March 2014.
Following retirement from the NFL and while serving as the NFL Players Association president, Foxworth attended Harvard Business School and earned an MBA.
Since 2010, Foxworth has been married to Ashley Foxworth, who has three graduate degrees, including a law degree from Harvard Law School. They have two daughters and one son.
Community service
While with the Denver Broncos, Foxworth worked with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, taking a leading role in the fundraising and planning for the Darrent Williams Memorial Teen Center, a social and scholastic retreat for teens, named in honor of murdered Broncos player Darrent Williams. Foxworth also created Baltimore BORN Inc to provide lower income high school boys with resources and networking opportunities. In 2010, Foxworth received the first annual Tim Wheatley Award from the Baltimore Sun Media Group for his community service work.