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Bills signing RB Leonard Fournette to practice squad as team adds to backfield |
18/03/2024 @ 10:40 by TomBrady
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The are adding to their running back room as former and running back will sign a deal with Buffalo's practice squad, . Fournette the Bills earlier in the season but did not sign with them.He has been a street free agent all season after averaging just 3.5 yards per carry with Tampa Bay Keegan Akin Jersey last year.The Bills lost running back to a concu sion a couple weeks ago, and have been splitting the backfield entirely between and . Cook is averaging 4.8 yards per carry and has improved his succe s rate as both a runner and receiver this season, per Pro-Football-Reference.com, while Murray is at just 3.6 yards per carry Trey Mancini Jersey and is down to a 45% succe s rate, which is his worst mark since 2018. BUF RB #5 The Bills have shown that they trust Murray more than Cook in pa s protection and around the Brad Brach Jersey goal line. Fournette has been a strong pa s-catcher during his career (three seasons with 69 or more receptions) but despite his size he has not been a particularly good pa s protector (he allowed 38 pre sures on 299 career pa s-blocking snaps, per Pro Football Focus) or short-yardage runner. During his three seasons in Tampa, Fournette converted just 61.1% of his opportunities on third- or fourth-and-1 Anthony Santander Jersey , a rate that ranked 70th out of 100 backs who had 100 or more total carries during that span. Still, the Bills wouldn't be bringing him in if they didn't feel they had a need for his skill set. It remains to be seen what type of role he'll fill in the backfield -- or whether he will even be activated off the practice squad for game days, but Buffalo has already shown this season that it is not Jonathan Villar Jersey satisfied with its options alongside . |
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