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It is not a surprising fact that whatever team the NFL GOAT Tom Brady plays in will surely win a Lombardi trophy. Also, the roster affects the performance of the quarterback, even though he is the game maker. Therefore, a powerful shot-caller like Tampa Tom deserves the monster running back Leonard Fournette to win the matchups.

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However, before Tampa Bay enjoyed the presence of Fournette, he played with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 27-year-old explained the real reason he was cut from the Jaguars.

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In 2020, the Jacksonville Jaguars waived Fournette after three seasons. He ended his time with the team with 2,631 yards and 17 touchdowns. The seasons were rocky. Because as a rookie, the Jaguars once suspended him and considered him ineligible for another game because of his attitude and conduct. Also, with no serious options, the team pursued trades. And in the offseason, they did not pick up his fifth-year option.

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Hence, much speculation surrounded when the team let the RB go. The team’s former coach, Doug Marrone, was the person on whom most fingers raised. Marrone explained the move took place because of what he saw in the training camp on the fields in Fournette. And nothing related to tiffs in the locker room. Then in 2020, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired 2nd rookie who rushed for more than 1,000 yards.

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However, looks like Button remembers things differently than the head coach. On a podcast appearance on Bussin’ With The Boys, he answered the long-standing question about why the team cut him out of the roster. He explained how there was a difference of opinion between the coach and himself.

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Fournette did not like how nonchalant everybody on the team was after losing games. He wanted to change that and talked about his concerns with the coach. “He talks about the money and things like that and when you win, that’s when all that comes. And I just think he didn’t respect me…when he said, ‘Man, if I have a problem come talk to me like a man.’ I had, I had a problem. Yeah, we lose,revealed the former LSU star. Then in 2020, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gained the 2nd rookie who rushed for over 1,000 yards.

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Fournette on the return of Tom Brady after his mini hiatus

After Tom Brady took an eleven-day hiatus from the training camp for personal reasons, Leonard Fournette spoke on the subject.

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Tom Brady is chill. He prepares well…He has been playing for 23 years,” Fournette said in a press conference video. “If he needs a break, he will stop. I am happy that he is back. He has always been in a good space. He is doing good and should be great for the competition.”

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The team is surely trying to win another Super Bowl with the GOAT and so is he.

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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