The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have an agreement in principal with running back Leonard Fournette. Fournette was just released by the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week. The Bucs now have a solid four running back core.
The #Bucs and RB Leonard Fournette have an agreement in principle, source said. And Tom Brady has a new RB. A big-time one.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 3, 2020
Fournette had a total of 522 yards last year with Jacksonville. The 25-year old is coming into a loaded Bucs offense with names like Ronald Jones II and LeSean McCoy.
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#Bucs are giving RB Leonard Fournette a 1-year deal worth a max value of $3.5M, source said. He gets a $2M base salary and incentives are based on rush yards & play-time. Plus, with no off-sets from his #Jaguars deal, Fournette can double dip if he wins his grievance & add $4.2M.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 3, 2020