Free agent running back Leonard Fournette is reportedly visiting with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Fournette, a 2017 first-round pick by Jacksonville, spent his first three NFL seasons with the Jaguars. From 2020-2022, he was with Tampa Bay, which included winning a Super Bowl, and then in 2023, Fournette would appear in two games with the Buffalo Bills.
For his career, Fournette has totaled over 5,100 rushing yards at 4.0 yards per attempt with 43 touchdowns.
The 2022 season with the Buccaneers is where he has seen the most opportunities as of late, appearing in 16 games while averaging 3.5 yards per attempt on 194 carries with three scores.
GM Chris Ballard recently mentioned that he does like the Colts’ running back room behind Jonathan Taylor. However, it is a fairly inexperienced group as well.
Between Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson, and Evan Hull, who is on the practice squad, the trio has 92 career regular season carries and 20 total targets in the passing game.
If the Colts end up signing Fournette to the 53-man roster, a corresponding cut will have to be made to make room. If signed to the practice squad, the Colts may have one spot open currently if Marcel Dabo is playing on the International Pathway exemption. If he’s not, then a corresponding practice squad cut would have to be made as well.
As of now, all we know is that this is just a visit between Fournette and the Colts. We will see if anything comes of it.
Mike Chappel would report that in addition to Fournette, the Colts also worked out another “half-dozen” players as well.