Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette is "likely" to be placed on injured reserve because of the hamstring injury that left him on crutches Sunday night, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Fournette would miss the rest of the regular season, but a source said he is expected to return for the playoffs.
With Fournette sidelined, the Buccaneers are signing Le'Veon Bell, pending a physical, to back up Ronald Jones, a source told ESPN, confirming news first reported by NFL Network.
The loss of Fournette is another blow to a Bucs offense that lost wide receiver Chris Godwin for the rest of the season after he suffered a torn ACL in Sunday night's loss to the New Orleans Saints.