";s:4:"text";s:5244:" The Jaguars would have taken on $4.47 million in dead money by trading him.With Coughlin gone and Jacksonville switching to a west coast offense under new coordinator Jay Gruden, the Jaguars don’t have a long-term need for a running back with a bruising running style and off-the-field red flags.The deadline for teams to exercise the option is Monday.Thanks for contacting us. He bounced back last year with his best season, but his frustration also was visible at times during games. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined to pick up the fifth-year option in running back Leonard Fournette’s rookie contract. We've received your submission.The 25-year-old Fournette has 2,631 yards rushing, 1,009 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns in three seasons since now-fired personnel chief Tom Coughlin selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?Fournette’s tenure in Jacksonville took a turn in 2018, in which he had the worst season of his football life. He will count $8.64 million against Jacksonville’s salary cap. He was injured, suspended and on the bench in crunch time. The Jacksonville Jaguars are electing to not pick up the fifth year option on running back Leonard Fournette ’s rookie contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He topped 1,600 yards from scrimmage in 15 games last season, carrying 265 times for 1,152 yards and catching 76 passes for 522 yards. There’s little doubt he will end up elsewhere in 2021.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined to pick up the fifth-year option in running back Leonard Fournette’s rookie contract.Fournette is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is due to make $4.17 million in 2020.
This is not a major surprise when considering the team shopped its three-year running back starter in trades. The Jacksonville Jaguars will not be picking up the fifth-year option of running back Leonard Fournette, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In 2020, Fournette will earn a base salary of $4,167,388, while carrying a cap hit of $8,638,907 and a dead cap value of $4,471,519. The decision Friday … Jaguars are not picking up the fifth-year option … JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined the fifth-year option on running back Leonard Fournette for the 2021 season. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined to pick up the fifth-year option in running back Leonard Fournette ’s rookie contract. He will count $8.64 million against Jacksonville’s salary cap. He was fined, criticized and admittedly not in ideal shape late in the year.The former LSU star is coming off a career year. The Jaguars spent the fourth overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft on Fournette. It worked in 2017, although it became clear that Fournette needed to be a better pro. He landed in the doghouse for repeatedly being late and skipping mandatory functions.Thompson spent all eight of his NFL seasons with the Redskins, totaling nearly 3,000 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns.The 25-year-old Fournette has 2,631 yards rushing, 1,009 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns in three seasons since now-fired personnel chief Tom Coughlin selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.With Coughlin gone and Jacksonville switching to a west coast offense under Gruden, the Jaguars don’t have a long-term need for a running back with a bruising running style and off-the-field red flags.He bounced back last year with his best season, but his frustration also was visible at times during games. May 1st, 2020 at 5:19pm CST by Sam Robinson Despite Leonard Fournette ‘s two 1,000-yard seasons, the Jaguars will not pick up his fifth-year option, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. This comes following word a week prior to the draft that Jacksonville was shopping the veteran back. Fournette is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is due to make $4.17 million in 2020. Leonard Fournette signed a 4 year, $27,150,842 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including a $17,886,067 signing bonus, $27,150,842 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,787,711. The Jaguars could decline to pick up the fifth-year option, but this would mean Fournette would be eligible to be a free agent following the 2020 season.
He topped 1,600 yards from scrimmage in 15 games last season, carrying 265 times for 1,152 yards and catching 76 passes for 522 yards. He was fined, criticized and admittedly not in ideal shape late in the year.The former LSU star is coming off a career year.