Leonard Fournette was almost cut by Bucc

Leonard Fournette was almost cut by Bucc

During any championship run, folk heroes are born at nearly every turn on that path to glory. For the 2020 , it's hard to mention their run without bringing up the play of running back . He proved to be an instrumental piece to this latest championship DaQuan Jones Jersey , earning the moniker "Playoff Lenny" thanks to his above-average production throughout Tampa Bay's playoff contests.However, Fournette earning that title and a place in Tampa sports history almost never happened. As Rick Stroud of the reports, the Rashaan Evans Jersey veteran back had a sit-down with coach Bruce Arians toward the later part of the regular season and faced the po sibility of being cut. Fournette seemed discontent with his role behind starter and was made inactive for the Buccaneers' Week 14 win over the . It was the next day where he met with Arians and faced a critical cro sroad of his Bucs tenure. Nate Davis Jersey "I said, 'This is your situation. It can change at the drop of a hat,'" Arians told . "But this is your situation. Either embrace it, or you say, 'Cut me.' I said, 'What do you want? Because this is a very special team that you're part of. I think you've got a feeling of that. Just see if you can hang in Jayon Brown Jersey there to see what happens.' And he did, and I'm really proud of him." After that meeting, the door opened for Fournette to jump into the starting rotation following Ronald Jones landing on the reserve/COVID list. With that opportunity upon him, the back performed admirably to end the regular season, which set the stage for the postseason. Jones suffered a quad injury leading up to Tampa Bay's matchup with Washington, again giving Fournette the starting nod and beginning the legend of "Playoff Lenny."Fournette totaled 448 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns during the Buccaneers' playoff run, including a performance in Super Marcus Mariota Jersey Bowl LV where he notched 89 yards rushing on 5.56 yards per carry and one touchdown. He also caught Ben Jones Jersey all four of his targets for 46 yards in the 31-9 win over Kansas City. Had things gone the other way during that sit-down with Arians, it is a curious "what if?" scenario for not only the talented back but Tampa Bay's prospects of standing atop the mountain as Super Bowl champs.

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