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Bucs Star Leonard Fournette Sends Cryptic Message on Status vs. Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians indicated that Leonard Fournette’s standing towards the Los Angeles Rams is unsure, however the star working again could have simply dropped a touch. Fournette took to Twitter to have fun his birthday and appeared to point that he can be suiting up for the Divisional Spherical matchup. Fournette ended his message by including, “I’ll see you [guys] Sunday.”
“Recognize all of the birthday luv, man provided that y’all knew the roads I needed to take to get right here,” Fournette mentioned within the heartfelt Twitter message posted on January 18. “All of the individuals I misplaced in my [life] that may’t expertise every part with me Thank Y’all and I WILL SEE YOU GUY SUNDAY.”
Here’s a have a look at Fournette’s tweet that has since gone viral.
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The Bucs Prime 2 Working Backs Are Dealing With Accidents
Fournette has been sidelined for the final 4 video games as he continues to get better from a hamstring harm. The Buccaneers have been with out their prime two backs towards the Eagles as Ronald Jones can also be coping with an harm.
“We’re going to attend and see if ‘Lenny’ can open up full velocity,” Arians mentioned throughout his January 17 press convention, per Buccaneers.com. “‘RoJo’ nonetheless isn’t reducing, so we’ll know extra by Thursday on each of these guys.”
After the Bucs’ win over the Eagles, Arians detailed what the group wanted to see from Fournette for him to be energetic on recreation day.
“Wait and see when he can hit prime velocity, and he tried to hit prime velocity a few instances,” Arians famous throughout his January 16 press convention. “And he may really feel it and till he’s full velocity we’re not going to make use of him.”
Arians on Vaughn: ‘He Performed His A** off’
The rash of accidents has led to the emergence of second-year working again Ke’Shawn Vaughn. The rusher notched 17 carries for 53 yards and a landing within the group’s win over the Eagles. Arians gushed about Vaughn’s potential after the Buccaneers superior to the Divisional Spherical.
“He performed his a** off, I imply, Ke’Shawn can run, man, and he can catch and he’s a rattling good again,” Arians added. “And he’s making the very best of his alternatives, and we’re very, very assured in him.”
The Bucs Are a 3-Level Favourite vs. Rams
The Buccaneers lastly know their opponent after the Rams’ dominant win over the Cardinals. Tampa Bay is a three-point residence favourite towards Los Angeles, per FanDuel.
Heading into the Cardinals-Rams recreation, Arians famous that he was not rooting for a specific opponent however admitted it might be difficult if he needed to face his former group.
“That’s exhausting, man and be tougher taking part in them [Cardinals], as a result of I do have so many good mates on the market, and I by no means like taking part in towards mates,” Arians informed reporters on January 17. “However yeah, I imply, I’m not rooting for anyone. I simply wish to discover out who the heck we’re taking part in. We all know when and the place, so let’s get it on.”
