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Originally Posted by -King-

He broke a finger and got surgery on it in 2020. Why are you guys acting like he broke his HAND midway through 2021 and that's why he lost his job?


Him not getting snaps over Fournette last year wasn't because of his finger...

It was around this time last year that Jones contracted COVID-19 and broke his pinky, forcing him to miss Weeks 15 and 16 of the regular season. This opened the door for Leonard Fournette to become the starter. When a quad injury held Jones out of the wild card round of the postseason, Fournette kicked in the door and Playoff Lenny was born.

Jones was well on his way to reaching 1,000 rushing yards before missing those two games late in the year. Even then, he still came up just 22 yards short. But Jones’ fortunes changed once Fournette got in the driver’s seat and went on a torrid postseason run to help the Bucs win Super Bowl LV.

Fast forward to this season and Jones never got that starting role back. Fournette has been even better than his playoff performance, rushing for 812 yards and eight touchdowns along with 69 catches for 454 yards and two scores.

Jones, on the other hand, was forced into a backup role. He’s lucky to get 15 snaps a game on offense just to give Fournette a rest. It looked like he would hardly see the field again.

https://www.pewterreport.com/can-jon...s-starting-rb/