Leonard Fournette has hit back at those lashing him out on Twitter over his weight. But since he got no balls, he deleted the tweet firing back at his critics.
According to TPS;
On Monday, it was reported that Buccaneers coaches were unhappy with Leonard Fournette, who was weighing close to 260 lbs during mandatory minicamp.
“Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement when Fournette didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260,” Rick Stroud said (first transcribed by BucsWire). “And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you’ve just spent a three-year contract on.”
After being roasted on social media over the weight gain rumor, Fournette denied that report on Twitter and said he weighed 245 during that time.
“No, I weighed 245 y’all say anything,” Fournette tweeted.
According to reports, the coaches weren’t pleased with Fournette.
Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette has reportedly drawn the ire of the team’s coaching staff by letting himself get out of shape this offseason.
Longtime Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times said on his podcast that Fournette, who is listed at 228 pounds, actually weighs about 30 pounds more than that.
“The last time we saw Leonard Fournette he was about a donut shy of 260,” Stroud said. “He certainly didn’t look like a guy who could play every down.”
Fournette decided not to participate in voluntary Organized Team Activities, and when he showed up at mandatory minicamp, the coaches felt he has a long way to go to get into playing shape.
“Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement, when he didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260,” Stroud said. “And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you just spent a three-year contract on.”
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