Report: Bucs not happy with nearly 260-pound Fournette

Relatively misplaced in the additions of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski previously in 2020 was the coupe that uncovered operating back again Leonard Fournette in Tampa. The former Jaguars back again signed a a single-year offer to join the Buccaneers for that time and proved to be a essential piece en route to the club’s Super Bowl LV title. Fournette was then signed to a different one-12 months offer that adhering to offseason and again amazed with a 2021 campaign exactly where he totaled in excess of 1,200 yards from scrimmage to go alongside with 10 touchdowns. 

All that led to the 27-12 months-aged inking a three-calendar year, $21 million offer with Tampa Bay this offseason. On the other hand, because that offer has been signed, it isn’t going to show up like the Bucs coaches are all also thrilled with how Fournette has carried himself. He did not show up at OTAs in the course of the offseason and when he did exhibit up for required minicamp, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Moments stories coaches ended up not delighted with his conditioning, and weighed in at approximately 260 lbs .. 

“Coaches were being not joyful, and that is an understatement, when he did not take part in the OTAs, but then he demonstrates up at the obligatory minicamp weighing damn in close proximity to 260 [pounds],” Stroud claimed of Fournette on the Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast. “And that is not a fantastic indicator for a man that you’ve just expended a a few-12 months deal on.”

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Fournette is officially stated at 228 lbs on the Buccaneers web-site, which implies he is quite possibly 30 pounds more than his participating in excess weight. The veteran has established himself as a three-down back again in this Bucs offense more than these previous two seasons, but, if he remains at that body weight, that could transform, specially with move-catching selections like Ke’Shawn Vaughn and Giovani Bernard on the roster. Tampa Bay also drafted managing back again Rachaad White in the third round out of Arizona Condition. 

Veterans officially are established to report to Buccaneers education camp on July 26 and Fournette’s conditioning will absolutely be a person of the preliminary storylines to adhere to. 

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