Giovani Bernard Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- November 22, 1991 (32)
- Experience
- 11th Season
- Drafted
- 2013 / Rd. 2 / Pk. 37 (CIN)
- College
- North Carolina
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Giovani Bernard News
Running back Giovani Bernard officially announced his retirement from professional football on his personal Twitter account on Friday. Bernard was originally a second-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013, and he went on to play eight seasons in Cincinnati before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the last two years. In his time with the Bengals, he had 921 carries for 3,697 yards (4.0 yards per carry) and 22 rushing touchdowns, adding 342 receptions for 2,867 yards and an additional 11 scores in 115 regular season games (30 starts). He had just 16 carries for 86 yards and caught 25 of 31 targets for 122 yards and three TDs in his two seasons with the Bucs. All in all, Bernard finishes his NFL career with 3,783 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground, adding 2,989 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns on 367 receptions.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Giovani Bernard (ankle) has been activated off the injured reserve on Saturday. This is good timing for the Bucs with Leonard Fournette (hip) being ruled out for the Week 12 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. It's nice to see Bernard back on the team since he has been sidelined most of the season. He's expected to be the primary backup to Rachaad White for Sunday's game. However, fantasy managers shouldn't expect Bernard to have much value during his first game back. White is the player to have in the Tampa Bay backfield right now.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed running back Giovani Bernard (ankle) and offensive tackle Josh Wells (calf) on Injured Reserve on Wednesday. In corresponding moves, the team signed wide receiver Cole Beasley and offensive tackle Justin Skule to their practice squad. Bernard and Wells will now have to miss at least the next four games. The 30-year-old running back didn't play a single offensive snap for the Bucs in the first two games while contributing sparingly on special teams. He can obviously be left to the waiver wire in all fantasy leagues for the time being. Ke'Shawn Vaughn is now the No. 3 RB on the depth chart behind Leonard Fournette and rookie Rachaad White.
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