In a now-deleted tweet, #GoBucs Leonard Fournette explains why he has been struggling lately:
He’s playing with a midfoot/Lisfranc sprain. These are painful & cause players to lack explosiveness.
He’s likely wearing a carbon fiber insert in his shoe.
BUT 162 yards in W16!!! pic.twitter.com/aQAn6U92XF
— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) December 26, 2022
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette has been dealing with criticism all year long, but he silenced his doubters Sunday night with 162 total yards in a 19-16 overtime win against the Arizona Cardinals.
Fournette led the Bucs in both rushing and receiving, and providing multiple key plays that helped Tampa Bay secure the win.
As it turns out, Fournette did so despite playing through a painful foot injury.
In a Twitter post Monday morning, Fournette revealed that he’s dealing with a Lisfranc injury (a midfoot sprain), though he’s since deleted the tweet.
Tampa Bay has tons of key players banged up on both sides of the ball heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, but Fournette is doing his best to fight through his injury and still help the team make a third straight playoff appearance.
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