Saints QB Jameis Winston has strong take about his future in the NFL
It was a bit surprising to see quarterback Jameis Winston return to the New Orleans Saints after they signed Derek Carr. The former Raiders starter will be the starting QB for the Saints, so Winston projects to a backup role once again. That will make it tough for him to prove that he can be […]
It was a bit surprising to see quarterback Jameis Winston return to the New Orleans Saints after they signed Derek Carr. The former Raiders starter will be the starting QB for the Saints, so Winston projects to a backup role once again.
That will make it tough for him to prove that he can be a legitimate starter in the NFL at this point of his career still. In his time in Tampa Bay, Winston was volatile with turnovers, but he was certainly capable of being one of the top 32 QBs in the NFL. Since then, injuries and tough decisions have put his future into a much cloudier environment.
Winston's confidence in himself hasn't wavered though. He still thinks he can start in the NFL in the near future.
"However, I know that I'm still a starting quarterback in this league. But, man, I have to be, like this is all a process. There's some Hall of Famers that made their big break at 30. So I'm still young, I'm still 29, but right now my role is to serve this team in the role that I'm in. And I'm all-in to doing that. Because again, I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to still wear a Saints uniform or to be in the NFL in general… "I've just had some unfortunate injuries over the past three years, so this is where I'm at. But this is not what I visualize being in the near future. But where I'm at right now is focusing on getting healthy, focusing on taking advantage of this opportunity I have to serve Derek, to serve this team and serve this organization the best that I can." — Winston
It's fair to assume that Winston could still start for a handful of teams in the NFL. That being said, he clearly did not get the offers elsewhere he was looking for before returning for New Orleans during this offseason.
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