BREAKING: Buffalo Bills Signing RB Leonard Fournette - Report
The Buffalo Bills are signing running back Leonard Fournette pending a passed physical, he told NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The details of the deal are currently unknown.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero also reported that Fournette passed his physical and is signing with Buffalo's practice squad.
Fournette, 28, was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in cap-clearing move in March. Last season, he rushed 189 times for 668 yards and three touchdowns. He added 73 catches for 523 yards and three more scores.
Fournette now joins a Bills running back room that currently features James Cook and Latavius Murray. There's already been optimism from the team regarding Damien Harris' neck injury, but he remains on injured reserve. It's unclear if he'll take carries away from Murray in the back-up and goal-line role. Cook is currently eighth in the league in rushing yards (486).
Leonard Fournette
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Fournette has previously stated how important it is to play for a Super Bowl contender.
“Winning is everything,” Fournette said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times. “That’s all. And in my last three years here, that’s all we’ve done. But since my guy (Brady) left — that’s why I came — so my time here was up.”
Fournette began last season as the RB1 in Tampa Bay's offense, as it was once again Super Bowl-or-bust for Tom Brady and Co. But the Bucs managed to finish with the league's worst rushing offense by a mile, averaging the fewest rushing yards per game (76.9), scoring the fewest rushing touchdowns (five) and fewest average yards per carry (3.4).
Fournette now gets another chance at a Super Bowl, this time in the AFC with the Bills when they officially sign him. Buffalo visits the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night.
