Buccaneers to Add Le'Veon Bell to Roster; Fournette 'Likely' Headed to IR
Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Buccaneers plan to sign veteran running back Le'Veon Bell to the 53-man roster, pending a physical.
But the bigger news is Leonard Fournette is likely headed to injured reserve and Lavonte David is going to miss the rest of the regular season, too.
ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news concerning Fournette and The Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud followed up with a confirmation as well as the update on David. Per Stroud, there is a chance David goes on IR, but that has yet to be confirmed.
The Bucs offense has been racked by injuries resulting from the Week 15 matchup with the Saints. They already lost Chris Godwin for the entire season on Monday. Right now, there's a chance Fournette and David return for the playoffs, but that remains to be seen.
Bell recently played for the Baltimore Ravens, where he appeared in five games and recorded 83 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 31 carries. Right now, he's only considered a depth player, but he's also a needed depth player thanks to Fournette's hamstring injury.
As for David, veteran Kevin Minter will step up in his stead. Minter has played in Todd Bowles' defense for numerous years now and is a quality backup that filled in well when David missed a couple of games earlier in the year.
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