Buffalo Bills Elevating Leonard Fournette for Potential Season Debut vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Buffalo Bills are elevating veteran running back Leonard Fournette from the practice squad ahead of tonight's game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
"Source: The Bills are elevating RB Leonard Fournette from the practice squad to play in tonight’s game against the Chargers, as the player once dubbed Lombardi Lenny is set for his first action of the season," Rapoport tweeted. "Depth behind standout James Cook."
Fournette, 28, signed with the Bills in late October and has yet to appear in a game this season. He was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a cap-clearing move in March. He rushed 189 times for 668 yards and three touchdowns last season while adding 73 catches for 523 yards and three more scores.
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Buffalo already has a three-headed rushing attack with Josh Allen, James Cook and Latavius Murray. Cook gashed the Dallas Cowboys in a 31-10 win on Sunday, finishing with 221 total yards and two touchdowns.
But in a game where the Bills would ideally like to find themselves putting backups in late in the event of a blowout against an undermanned and reeling Chargers team, there certainly could be some opportunities for Fournette to get his first touches as a Bills
The Bills have continued to rely on Murray in the backup role while Ty Johnson has received some work as well. However, Johnson is questionable with a shoulder injury. Fournette's elevation could signal that Johnson is trending in the wrong direction, which would give "Playoff Lenny" a shot at some reps in the backfield.
Buffalo (8-6) and Los Angeles (5-8) will kickoff from SoFi Stadium at 8:00 p.m. ET.
