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'He can play right now': Tampa Bay Buccaneers have no concerns over Leonard Fournette's weight

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said he has no issues with running back Leonard Fournette’s weight, and he looked much slimmer in the Bucs’ first training camp practice Wednesday compared to the Bucs’ mandatory minicamp in June.

Fournette told ESPN he weighed in for training camp at 244 pounds after a Tampa Bay Times report said he weighed 260 at mandatory minicamp and that the coaching staff was not pleased with it.

"Leonard looked good,” Bowles said Wednesday. “I don't know too many players in the offseason that are going to stay in shape year-around.