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5 NFL teams that should draft Leonard Fournette

By John Buhler

Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles for a first down in the fourth quarter during the game against the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) scrambles for a first down in the fourth quarter during the game against the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

Green Bay Packers. 3. player. 49. . NFC. North

Like the New York Giants, the Green Bay Packers need to massively improve their running game. Eddie Lacy can’t keep his weight under control and has been an embarrassingly long time since the Packers could run the football with confidence. We’re talking Ahman Green in his prime a decade plus ago.

Green Bay feels like an ideal fit for Fournette. The Packers are 6-6 and should be picking in the top-half of the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. That is unless quarterback Aaron Rodgers really isn’t cool with the Detroit Lions winning the NFC North this season.

Green Bay needs an injection of undeniable football talent. Their fall from grace has mostly to do with drafting non-productive players and shunning NFL free agency entirely. The Packers could look for a defensive star in the middle of the first round, but a bell-cow back like Fournette would help make this offense again Super Bowl caliber.

They have a strong offensive line and Rodgers is still a future Pro Football Hall of Famer at the quarterback position. If Green Bay has a reliable running game for cold-weather games, look out, NFC! As long as Green Bay doesn’t make the 2016 NFC Playoffs, the Packers would be in position to either draft or trade up to get Fournette in the first round.

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