Leonard Fournette tweets a message for critics of his conditioning

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July 27, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (7) at AdventHealth Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement – USA TODAY Sports

Leonard Fournette has been mocked for his weight and perceived poor conditioning all season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers star is clearly tired of hearing it.

Fournette was a big part of the Bucs’ 19-16 overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. While his 72 yards on 20 carries was nothing too impressive, Fournette added 9 catches and 90 receiving yards.

On Monday, Fournette took to Twitter to hit back at those who accused him of being out of shape. The veteran running back said he was battling a foot injury.

Leonard Fournette has heard enough of the “Fat Lenny” jokes pic.twitter.com/BTJMnqKvCO

— Steve DelVecchio (@SteveDelSports) December 26, 2022

“I hate it when people are here just talking saying I’m out of shape etc. do you understand I play with a lisfranc in my foot every week but by the grace of God I gonna keep proving you wrong… #BucsWin,” Fournette wrote.

It may be true that Fournette has a Lisfranc injury, but there were questions about his weight long before that. There was a report over the summer that the Buccaneers coaches were unhappy with Fournette because he was out of shape. Fournette tried to shed some light on this by tweeting a funny photo.

Fournette has averaged just 3.6 yards per carry in 14 games this year. He lost work to rookie Rachaad White in the second half of the season, but he still has a big role.

The Bucs are first in the NFC South despite being 7-8. Fournette may have another opportunity to live up to his ‘Playoff Lenny’ moniker.

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