Earlier this week, LSU running back Leonard Fournette faced was criticized by several NFL players and football analysts for deciding to sit out LSU’s meaningless bowl game so that he could get healthy for the NFL draft.
All these young guys deciding to skip their bowl games 🤔.I would do anything to play one more time with my brothers in that scarlet and gray
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) December 19, 2016
If a RB can't play in a bowl game vs college competition without getting hurt. How in the hell is he going to play 16+ games in the NFL?
— Marshall Faulk (@marshallfaulk) December 20, 2016
Cris Carter (@criscarter80) has a huge problem with Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette sitting out their bowl games. pic.twitter.com/EfSn2ATLDz
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) December 20, 2016
While I get players skipping their bowl game-what happened to LOVING the GAME & wanting to compete 1 more time w/ your boys-Disturbing trend
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 19, 2016
Yesterday, Fournette responded to all of his critics with one tweet.
Only person I owe something too….. pic.twitter.com/QaLDGDC9Nw
— 7⃣ Leonard Fournette (@_fournette) December 20, 2016
I really can’t blame Fournette for sitting out an exhibition game that means nothing to prepare for his career that will eventually put money on the table to feed his family.