After a playoff that saw him score four touchdowns in total, Leonard Fournette he may be seeing a salary increase in 2021. However, when all is said and done, the running back would like to stay with the Buccaneers.
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“We’ll see,” Fournette said during an appearance on ESPN (via Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com). “At the moment, I am enjoying the process with this W with this organization and my team. You never know what the future holds for me now, do you? I ended up on a great note. I would love to be back. We will have to talk to my agent and see what they are talking about. “
The old choice of fourth place was unceremoniously dismissed by the Jaguars at the end of the 2020 preseason. He finally had to settle for a $ 2 million one-year contract with Tampa Bay, and served as Ronald Jones‘backup during the first parts of the season. Fournette started in Week 15 and did not leave that role for the rest of the season and in the playoffs. He did his best during the postseason, collecting four scores and 448 yards in four games.
Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, and Kenyan Drake sit at the top of the free agent market, but Fournette could easily slip into the second layer of free agent running backs. It is conceivable that Buccaneers could pay for Fournette’s services; Ronald Jones has only one year left on his contract, leaving 2020 in the third round Ke’Shawn Vaughn as the only long-term answer in the job. On the other hand, Buccaneers may find it more responsible to chase veteran chasers of the ring rather than paying to keep Fournette.
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