INDIANAPOLIS -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have informed running back Leonard Fournette, a key contributor in their Super Bowl LV victory, that they will be releasing him prior to the start of the new league year on March 15, a source told ESPN.
Last offseason, the Bucs signed Fournette, the fourth overall draft pick in 2017, to a three-year deal worth $21 million and up $24 million with incentives. But the Bucs enter the 2023 offseason a projected $55 million over the salary cap -- $35 million of it coming from retired quarterback Tom Brady.