Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports that the Patriots have expressed interest in free agent RB Leonard Fournette. 
Earlier in the day, CLNS Media’s Evan Lazar mentioned that New England did reach out to Fournette but it was more to gauge his market for due diligence than expressing serious interest.
Fournette just officially cleared waivers on Tuesday, but it’s possible a market for his services could develop fairly quickly, considering that we’re just over a week away from the start of the season.
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 Jaguars recently declined Fournette’s fifth-year option and later waived him on Monday.
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 have him included in our Top 100 Available 2020 Free Agents list.
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