1st Waiver add Position

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(08-31-2020, 12:20 PM)Au165 Wrote: Incorrect, the release does not become official until 4:00 PM EST today. Teams will then have 24 hours to place a claim on him, so any claim will be awarded tomorrow at 4:01 PM EST. After that Fournette will be free to then sign with whomever he likes. One thing to note on claiming him is that his contract is 4.6 for the year as it stands, but one would imagine signing him after clearing waivers could allow you to get him cheaper.

Yeah, it will be interesting to see if the Bengals make a play for him.  On one hand, you can try to get him cheaper if you pass on the waiver claim, but then you're competing with other teams.  If we claim him, he's ours outright.

I would personally claim him.  With a rookie QB and Joe going through his migraine issues, he would be a massive insurance policy if Mixon misses games and a great 1-2 punch if Joe's healthy.  He had over 1600 total yards last year, including 1100+ on the ground at 4.3 ypc, so it's not like he wasn't productive as a feature back.