Leonard Joseph Fournette III is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Leonard Fournette: Jaguars contract| Career earnings| Rookie contract
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Jaguars Contract:
Fournette, 27, did not show up for voluntary OTAs this past spring. But upon his arrival at mandatory minicamp, the Buccaneers staff apparently found that he wasn’t in game-day shape.
“Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement, when he didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260,” Stroud said. “And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you just spent a three-year contract on.”
Career Earnings:
- $9M guaranteed at signing (2022 salary + 2022 roster bonus + $2M of 2023 salary)
- Additional $2M of 2023 salary fully guarantees on the 5th league day of 2023
- 2022 Roster Bonus: $4.5M (fully guaranteed, treated as signing bonus)
- 2022-2024 Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411
| Contract: | 3 yr(s) / $21,000,000 |
| Signing Bonus | – |
| Average Salary | $7,000,000 |
| Total Guarantees | $12,000,000 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $9,000,000 |
| Free Agent: | 2025 / UFA |
Rookie Contract:
The former fourth-overall pick averaged a career-high 4.5 yards per carry, and he ranked sixth in the NFL among RBs with 1,266 yards from scrimmage. After hitting free agency, he ended up re-signing with Tampa Bay on a three-year, $21MM deal.
If the 27-year-old is limited to start training camp, that would mean extra reps for rookie third-round pick Rachaad White, 2020 third-round pick Ke’Shawn Vaughn, and veterans Giovani Bernard and Kenjon Barner.
It sounds like Leonard Fournette has some work to do to get into game shape. A Buccaneers coach told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times that the RB showed up to camp weighing more than 250 pounds, a significant jump from his standard playing weight of around 230 pounds.
Born: January 18, 1995 (age 27 years), New Orleans, LA
