Camila Sosa
When it looked like his future would be with the New England Patriots after meeting with them yesterday, events took a 180-degree turn that put Leonard Fournette back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, signing a three-year, $21 billion contract that will allow him to be part of the team until at least the 2024 campaign.
The 27-year-old running back got $9 billion guaranteed and his maximum value within the deal can climb to $24 billion according to NFL Network correspondent Ian Rapoport. At the moment this would confirm Fournette as the main holder of the position, having Ronald Jones and Giovani Bernard still in free agency and without other substitutes so far for the Bucs.
Leonard got the title recently, being one of the main offensive weapons for Tampa Bay during the 2021-2022 season, and achieving defining numbers within his NFL career: 1266 total yards (812 in Rushing, 454 in receptions) with ten touchdowns (eight by rushing, two by receptions) and with averages of 4.5 yards per rushing attempt and 6.6 yards per reception, 90.4 yards on average from each game played in his 14 2021-2022 games.
What Motivated Leonard Fournette to Renew with the Buccaneers?
The return of quarterback Tom Brady likely had a lot to do with the decision of who was the fourth overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft, and with the Bucs again putting together an offense that had them among the league’s top squads all season (with catcher Chris Godwin’s extension giving even more hints of it). Fournette will look to star in another solid campaign in what will be his sixth season as a professional.
The LSU college graduate had his initial three NFL seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, accumulating a total of 2631 rushing yards, 1009 in receptions, 19 touchdowns, and an average of 4 yards per rushing attempt and 7.1 in receptions. He would arrive at the Buccaneers in the 2020 campaign, where he was part of the team that took Superbowl LV against the Todo seems to indicate that we are still to see Fournette’s best years in the sport.
