It didn’t take long for running back Leonard Fournette to find a new team after being released by Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week. According to multiple reports, Fournette inked a one-year deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Reportedly, Fournette will earn up to $3.5 million, including incentives in 2020.
While Bucs still didn’t make the news official, Fournette himself confirmed the deal on social media.
Tampa Bay looked to improve their running game this offseason, as they averaged just 3.7 rushing yards per attempt in the past three seasons, ranking last in the NFL. With the re-worked running back core in 2020, however, things will most likely change for the better.
Fournette will join a crowded Bucs’ backfield that consists out of six-time Pro Bowler LeSean McCoy, last year’s starter Ronald Jones, and rookie Dare Ogunbowale. This now gives head coach Bruce Arians a talented group to work with and provides badly-needed help for the team’s new quarterback Tom Brady.
Fournette was Jaguars’ No.4 pick in 2017. In three years in Jacksonville, he had 2,631 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns, while also adding 134 receptions for 1,009 yards and two TDs.
