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          Jaguars bench RB Leonard Fournette for violation of team rule

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          Marrone setting tone by benching Fournette (1:42)

          Rex Ryan and Charles Woodson react to Jaguars coach Doug Marrone's decision to make running back Leonard Fournette inactive against the Bengals for violating a team rule. (1:42)

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2017, 04:32 PM
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was deactivated for Sunday's game against Cincinnati after he violated a team rule, the team announced.

          "Leonard Fournette is not playing in today's game due to an infraction of a team rule," coach Doug Marrone said in a statement. "This has been addressed internally and further details will not be made public."

          Among the reasons Fournette was deactivated for Sunday's game was that he missed the Jaguars' team photo on Oct. 24.

          Fournette will be back next week, coach Doug Marrone said following the Jaguars' 23-7 victory.

          Chris Ivory will get the start in Fournette's place. T.J. Yeldon, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown against Indianapolis on Oct. 22, is active.

          Fournette is sixth in the NFL in rushing with 596 yards and has scored seven touchdowns in six games. Fournette missed the Jaguars' last game -- a 27-0 rout of Indianapolis -- with a sprained right ankle that he suffered late in the Jaguars' 27-17 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 15.