Leonard Fournette was going to have a free-agent visit with the Buffalo Bills… but the idea was short lived.
According to The Score’s Jordan Schultz, the 28-year-old running back was set to have a free-agent visit in Buffalo. Now it’s not happening.
Something changed… so what happened?
Per a follow-up report, the Bills (4-2) were expecting to lose running back Ty Johnson off their practice squad. Now they aren’t and he stays.
It’s unclear why Johnson is no longer leaving at this time. There’s a chance that another team decided not to sign him off Buffalo’s practice squad after all in some twist… or are the Bills going to sign Johnson to their 53-man roster now?
In Buffalo’s 14-9 win over the New York Giants in Week 6, running back Damien Harris was taken off the field in an ambulance. Updates have since been positive, but Harris is in the NFL’s concussion protocol. Could Harris end up on injured reserve?
Both scenarios are speculation at this time, but an update could be provided from the Bills in the coming days.
Regardless, there is some sort of interest in Fournette from Buffalo. Whether or not Fournette would hold this little back-and-forth against the team in the future remains to be seen, but he’s a player to keep in mind in the future if he remains a free agent.
There is reportedly interest in him from other teams, so there’s a chance he is scooped up soon.
Fournette was a first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017. He spent three years there and the past three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won a Super Bowl with the Bucs but asked for his release in March after Tampa began to prepare for life without quarterback Tom Brady.
Bills Wire will provide updates when information is made available.
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