Leonard Fournette: Tom Brady's Super Bowl pregame speech 'gave us the spark we needed'

Tom Brady gave one heckuva Super Bowl pregame speech before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV. 

"It was about honor," Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette told the Pardon My Take podcast, according to USA Today's Chris Bumbaca. "I got to keep it between the team, but it was a powerful message that we all needed to hear. I think it's how he delivered it. … It just woke us up, it gave us the spark we needed.

"A lot of guys have motivation that they might be playing for the money or their family or just because they love it. But when Tom said 'We're playing for honor' and for the last names on our back, I think that kind of hit different for us."

Fournette especially took that pregame speech to heart, using it to fuel his 135-total yards, one-touchdown performance against the Chiefs. 

While Brady will be back with the Buccaneers next season, Fournette's future with the club is uncertain as he's set to become a free agent next month. However, the 26-year-old is open to re-signing with the franchise, which would like to bring him back in 2021. 

Fournette signed with the Bucs before Week 1 after the Jacksonville Jaguars cut him. He started the final three games of the regular season and finished the playoffs with 300 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 148 receiving yards and one receiving TD.