Jaguars Have Had Trade Talks With Teams Regarding RB Leonard Fournette

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Jaguars have had trade discussions with other teams regarding RB Leonard Fournette.

 

According to Schefter, Fournette’s situation with the Jaguars is worth watching leading up to and during next week’s draft. 

The Jaguars have already traded away DL Calais Campbell and CB A.J. Bouye this offseason and franchise DE Yannick Ngakoue has made it clear that he would like to for another team. 

At this point, Jacksonville is clearly one of the more notable teams to keep an eye on over the next week or so in terms of notable players who could be on the move. 

Fournette, 25, is a former first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2017. He is entering the final year of his four-year, $27.15 million contract that’s fully guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $4.16 million for the 2020 season.

The contract includes a fifth-year option for the Jaguars to pick up in the coming weeks. 

According to OverTheCap.com, trading Fournette would free up $4,167,393 of available cap space while creating $4,471,524 in dead money. 

In 2019, Fournette appeared in 15 games for the Jaguars and rushed for 1,152 yards on 265 carries (4.3 YPC) to go along with 76 receptions for 522 yards receiving and three total touchdowns.

We’ll have more regarding Fournette as the news is available.