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Bucs HC Bruce Arians Says Ronald Jones is Team's Starting RB Despite Fournette Signing

Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said Thursday that Ronald Jones will remain the team's Week 1 starting running back despite the club's addition of Leonard Fournette.

Fournette, the former No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, was waived by the Jaguars on Monday. On Wednesday evening, he signed with Tampa Bay.

"When you can get a player of that caliber — I got great reviews from people that know [Fournette] and who have coached him — he'll fit right in, and we'll see what role happens and how fast it can happen," Arians said Thursday.