JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined to select up the fifth-year possibility in operating again Leonard Fournette’s rookie contract.
The choice Friday was no shock as a result of the crew tried to commerce Fournette over the past month. Normal supervisor Dave Caldwell had conversations with Tampa Bay and Miami, however neither made a worthwhile supply.
The deadline for groups to train the choice is Monday.
Fournette is coming into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract and is because of make $4.17 million in 2020. He'll depend $8.64 million in opposition to Jacksonville’s wage cap. The Jaguars would have taken on $4.47 million in lifeless cash by buying and selling him.
The previous LSU star is coming off a profession 12 months. He topped 1,600 yards from scrimmage in 15 video games final season, carrying 265 occasions for 1,152 yards and catching 76 passes for 522 yards.
The 25-year-old Fournette has 2,631 yards dashing, 1,009 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns in three seasons since now-fired personnel chief Tom Coughlin chosen him with the fourth total choose within the 2017 NFL draft.
Coughlin made Fournette the centerpiece of his old-school, run-first philosophy. It labored in 2017, though it grew to become clear that Fournette wanted to be a greater professional. He landed within the doghouse for repeatedly being late and skipping necessary capabilities.
Fournette’s tenure in Jacksonville took a flip in 2018, during which he had the worst season of his soccer life. He was injured, suspended and on the bench in crunch time. He was fined, criticized and admittedly not in ideally suited form late within the 12 months.
The Jaguars voided the remaining ensures in his rookie contract following his one-game suspension for combating with Buffalo linebacker Shaq Lawson, and Coughlin ripped him for being “disrespectful” and “egocentric” for sitting on the bench — whereas injured and inactive — throughout the season finale. Including to his woes, Fournette was arrested in April 2019 for driving with a suspended license.
He bounced again final 12 months along with his greatest season, however his frustration additionally was seen at occasions throughout video games. There’s little doubt he'll find yourself elsewhere in 2021.
With Coughlin gone and Jacksonville switching to a west coast offense beneath new coordinator Jay Gruden, the Jaguars don’t have a long-term want for a operating again with a bruising operating fashion and off-the-field purple flags.
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