Bucs' Leonard Fournette reveals terse message from Tom Brady ahead of offseason visit with Patriots

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette said Tuesday he received a call from Tom Brady ahead of his visit with the New England Patriots while he was a free agent in the offseason.

Fournette said he got a call from Brady in March, right around the time the seven-time Super Bowl champion decided to play the 2022 season and not retire after all.

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Tom Brady hands the ball off to Leonard Fournette of the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Dec. 12, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

"Man, what your a-- doing up there?" Fournette said Brady told him.

It appeared to be enough for Fournette to come back to the Buccaneers. He signed a three-year deal with Tampa Bay in the offseason and will be back with Brady again.

Fournette said he sort of knew Brady wasn’t going to stay away from the NFL for too long.

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Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Leonard Fournette after a first down against the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"I kind of knew. I told him probably two days after the game – I’m like, ‘[Tom], we can’t go out like that.’ He agreed with me. We left too many mistakes on the field that kind of messed us up. We were playing catch-up the whole game. I think as a champion, I knew he wouldn’t want to go out like that for his legacy," he said.

Fournette added he still sees the passion on the field from Brady, who is set to turn 45 before the 2022 season officially kicks off.

"He hasn’t lost a step. He is who