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Bucs Coaches Unhappy With Leonard Fournette’s Weight, per Report

During Friday’s episode of the Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reported that Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette showed up to minicamp overweight after signing his new deal and coaches weren’t pleased. His comments can be heard at the 19:00-minute mark.

“Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement, when he [Fournette] didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260 [pounds],” Stroud said. “And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you just spent a three-year contract on.