Reports: Leonard Fournette unlikely to play vs. Colts
It doesn’t look like Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Leonard Fournette is going to merely shake off and shrug at a leg injury he suffered last week in a defeat against the Los Angeles Rams.
Reports from NFL Network and ESPN paint a dim picture for the running back’s availability on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts:
A surprise: The #Jaguars are not expecting to have star RB Leonard Fournette (ankle) vs. #Colts, sources say. Sunday, then bye week to rest.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 22, 2017
Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette, listed as questionable for Sunday due to foot injury, is considered a gameday decision. Jags not optimistic.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 22, 2017
Fournette, the NFL’s second-leading rusher this season with 596 yards, suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter last Sunday. Doctors cleared him to return to the game, but he didn’t as the Jags fell to 3-3 on the season.
If indeed he Fournette misses Sunday’s game, the Jaguars are expected to turn to Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon to carry the rushing load. Heck, probably the offensive load in general, if offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is to be believed.
“I think right now we want to roll and … run the ball downhill,” he told ESPN.com.
