The Buffalo Bills have shown over recent years they’re not afraid to swing a trade or two. Perhaps that’s why they’re the favorite to add running back Leonard Fournette.
The former first-round rusher currently on the Jaguars is reportedly being shopped by the team. The Bills at +300 currently edge out the Dolphins at +400 odds to land Fournette, according to SportsLine:
The Bills (+300) are the favorites to land Leonard Fournette, according to our oddsmakers pic.twitter.com/UR6ac40IDd
— SportsLine (@SportsLine) April 20, 2020
Fournette is another player in what seems to be a long line of guys wanting off the Jaguars prior to next season. Fournette was the Jags’ top pick, No. 4 overall, at the 2017 draft. His rookie contract is set to expire after the upcoming season, so it remains to be seen how much he would cost a team in a trade since he’s on the final year of his deal.
While the Bills do have Devin Singletary, finding a complement to him is certainly something in the works. As a bigger, powerful rusher at 6-foot, 228 pounds, Fournette could be a strong option to pair with Singletary, and like Stefon Diggs, he’s proven in the NFL, unlike a potential rookie would be.
Fournette has surpassed 1,000-yard rushing twice in his three-year career, even doing so in only 13 games played as a rookie. Fournette’s cap hit via Spotrac for next season is $8.6 million.
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