The San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks pursued Giovani Bernard before the former Cincinnati Bengals running back reportedly agreed Monday to a one-year deal with the Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a report Monday via Twitter from ESPN's Jenna Laine.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted earlier that the Kansas City Chiefs expressed interest in Bernard:
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero tweeted about the Bucs' recruitment of Bernard:
Bernard was released by the Bengals last week after eight seasons in Cincinnati. The Enquirer's Tyler Dragon wrote Monday that the 5-foot-9 running back gives Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl champions a nice pass-catching threat coming out of the backfield.
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