4 overall. While Fournette is a draw in name draw and has rushed for 2631-yards in his three years in the NFL, the Lions should not put in a claim for him. After failing to trade the fourth overall pick from the 2017 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars are releasing running back Leonard Fournette.Many Detroit Lions fans clamored for the team to find a way to secure Fournette in 2017 — they selected Jarrad Davis 21st overall instead — and now that he has been released, the Lions have an opportunity to put in a claim and potentially secure his rights — they sit third on the waiver wire.While Fournette is a draw in name draw and has rushed for 2631-yards in his three years in the NFL, the Lions Fournette was scheduled to make $8.6 million in Jacksonville this season, way too high a cost for a team that is in full-blown rebuild mode and looking to enter the season with a running back by committee approach.By releasing Fournette, the Jaguars will incur a $4.4 million dollar cap hit, leaving $4.2 on the final year of his contract — something a team would have to take on if they claimed him.For reference, the Lions, who are also taking a running back by committee approach, are only spending a combined $6.8 million on Kerryon Johnson, D’Andre Swift, Ty Johnson, Jason Huntley, Bo Scarbrough, Jonathan Williams, and Wes Hills.Adding a player who makes $4.2 million is counterproductive to the approach they have taken to reduce costs at this position.The Lions do have around $24 million in cap space but with contract extensions coming for Kenny Golladay and Taylor Decker in the near future, the Lions cap number is likely to be reduced before the regular season. Tuesday open thread: Should the Lions claim Leonard Fournette?Report: Taylor Decker signs 6-year, $85 million deal with Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Bubble Watch: Final roster predictions on defense In my opinion, the Lions should definitely do their due diligence on Fournette, including bringing him in for a workout. And while Fournette is just another case in which an NFL team overvalued the running back position, he is more than serviceable as a runner, and should the Lions … We have waived RB Leonard Fournette. Add in the fact that the 2021 cap that is going to take a massive hit, likely $4 million might not seem like a lot of money in the grand scheme of things, but every penny spent this season takes away from the Lions potential rollover fund, which will impact next season’s salary cap. But for a player like Fournette, who is on a one year deal, the cost-benefit doesn’t make sense.For example, spending $4 million by claiming Fournette now, not only reduces their ability to spend money in 2020, but in turn, it also reduces next year’s rollover money by $4 million, and that will reduce the Lions 2021 cap.Now, if Fournette passes through waivers and is willing to play at a Swift sat out Tuesday’s practice after going through drills on Monday Davis couldn’t climb up the Lions deep roster at WR The Lions get two players on the predicted top 100 list from ESPN As many fans can recall, the Jags made the decision to void the remaining guarantees on Fournette’s contract after he was suspended in 2018 for throwing punches at then Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Shaq Lawson. — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 1, 2020. Detroit Lions is a registered trademark of the Detroit Lions LLC. Welcome to Lions Wire's European Union Experience. When investing in a player who will be here for future years — like Golladay and Decker — it makes sense to invest money into them because you are getting a return. Leonard Fournette cleared waivers, per source. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Detroit Lions or NFL Properties LLC. — #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) August 31, 2020 The No. So, should the Lions attempt to sign Fournette?

In 2018, the team traded up in the second round to select The aforementioned injuries that have plagued the Lions backfield brings us to today’s Question of the Day...The former fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft was waived by the Even though it doesn’t seem to be a significant injury, And while Fournette is just another case in which an NFL team overvalued the running back position, he is more than serviceable as a runner, and should the Lions put in a claim for him, he would only cost $4.1 million—his base salary for the 2020 season. The Jacksonville Jaguars are interested in dealing veteran running back Leonard Fournette, and have spoken to other teams about potential deals according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.. He’s a free agent. Any team that claims him before 4 p.m. Fournette was released by the Jaguars on Monday and is subject to waivers.

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