{"id":199699,"date":"2024-11-11T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=199699"},"modified":"2024-11-11T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:19:29","slug":"chiefs-ravens-leonard-fournette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/11\/11\/chiefs-ravens-leonard-fournette\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs, Ravens May Steal Bengals Free Agent Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chiefs, Ravens may steal Bengals free agent target running back, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/22\/leonard-fournette-signs-contract-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Leonard Fournette<\/a> this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10142966-nfl-rumors-bengals-eye-cb-xavien-howard-contract-after-loss-to-lamar-jackson-ravens\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Bleacher Report<\/a>, after bringing Fournette for a visit, the Bengals won&#8217;t sign him to a new contract since the two sides couldn&#8217;t agree on a new deal. Cincinnati brought in cornerback free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/05\/10\/contract-extension-what-does-xavien-howard-extension-mean\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Xavien Howard<\/a> but he leaves without a contract as well. Fournette seems to be attempting to make an NFL comeback despite having an unproductive 2023 season with the Buffalo Bills, recording 40 yards on 12 carries.<\/p>\n<p>However, the year before that, he was a viable runner for the Buccaneers helping the team lead the Super Bowl with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/06\/17\/tom-brady-caleb-williams-goal-to-surpass-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tom Brady<\/a> in the 2020-2021 campaign. It wasn&#8217;t too long ago that he was one of the better running backs in the league after helping the Jacksonville Jaguars dream of a playoff spot with Blake Bortles under center. Originally selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, the veteran could still be a formidable threat, especially in time for the postseason. He adopted the name &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/leonard-fournette-playoff-lenny-buccaneers\/rly1adoqngtw1dio5s8r8rw9u\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playoff Lenny<\/a>&#8221; since he&#8217;s stellar in his performances in the playoffs, so maybe he still has some juice to boost a roster.<\/p>\n<p>Fournette was the most dangerous in the 2020 postseason, recording 300 yards and three touchdowns on 4.7 yards per carry in four matchups. This helped Brady earn a ring in Tampa Bay proving he was still a reliable signal-caller without the New England Patriots. The Chiefs, Ravens could bring out the same postseason fire from Fournette so these two teams could bring him in for a visit and possibly sign him on a rental basis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bengals<\/a> are not signing RB Leonard Fournette at this time, who also worked out for Cincinnati today. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KnLv1dPn87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KnLv1dPn87<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpfrnWE82T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SpfrnWE82T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1856045605329744116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs, Ravens May Steal Bengals Free Agent Target Leonard Fournette<\/h2>\n<h3>Help for Isiah Pacheco<\/h3>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs keep finding a way to win each week this regular season. After blocking a field goal, they extended their lead to 9-0. However, reports say <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/29\/chiefs-fantasy-football-outlook-isiah-pacheco-samaje-perine-carson-steele\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Isiah Pacheco<\/a> is close to returning and may practice soon. With the postseason around the corner, they could consider signing Fournette. Kareem Hunt got <a href=\"https:\/\/arrowheadaddict.com\/kareem-hunt-injury-update-chiefs-rb-seeks-medical-attention-for-knee-01jcbm4wp0pn\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banged up<\/a> in the process and has been slowing down after having a few consistent performances. This leaves journeyman <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/20\/fantasy-football-impact-of-kareem-hunt-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kareem Hunt<\/a> and rookie Carson Steele holding the tide together but Hunt came back in the lineup that game but didn&#8217;t pounce much as far as yardage.<\/p>\n<p>Fournette could be a viable option in this year&#8217;s playoffs as he&#8217;s fully healthy and doesn&#8217;t need to play at an excelling level. What the Chiefs may get out of him is making a few plays to keep moving the sticks. He is no superstar but his game-changing abilities in the postseason are dangerous and could be an efficient help for Patrick Mahomes who still has a questionable lineup in their passing game. They don&#8217;t want to rush putting Pacheco in so it would benefit signing Fournette for a year and let him walk elsewhere this upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n<h3>Playoff Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>The Baltimore Ravens offense has been able to compensate for the defense that&#8217;s been shredding apart each week. However, even though they have one of the best running backs out of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/10\/derrick-henry-fantasy-football-2024-outlook-baltimore-ravens-running-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Derrick Henry<\/a>, they still have questions in their depth chart. Keaton Mitchell might be back but he&#8217;s one big hit away from another career-alternating injury. The Ravens may plan for bigger roles for players like Mitchell but they can&#8217;t rush him back in the groove. It might be safer to bring in an extra runner instead of a running back who is only dependable on the pass.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Hill is reliable but he&#8217;s more explosive snagging in those passes from Lamar Jackson as a security blanket. Fournette might not bring in a ton of yardage like Henry but it&#8217;s an option out there since they want to keep him fresh for the postseason. He won&#8217;t start ahead of Mitchell but the Ravens should roll the dice and see how he could perform alongside Henry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These two teams may bring in this postseason threat after failing to land a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":199704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,3,7,16,29],"tags":[7811,596,9537,9852,1585,7638,5106],"class_list":["post-199699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-bills","category-bengals","category-chiefs","category-buccaneers","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-derrick-henry","tag-isiah-pacheco","tag-keaton-mitchell","tag-leonard-fournette","tag-ravens-featured","tag-xavien-howard"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}