News: 2 days ago Jameis Winston completed his only pass attempt for a 56-yard touchdown in the Saints' 30-20 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. Spin: Winston came in for one play midway through. The first pass from New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston as a Saint goes for a first down vs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9 of the 2020 NFL season. New Orleans Saints.
The New Orleans Saints signed Jameis Winston to a cheap one-year contract this past offseason. Now Winston has fired his agent.
Per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Joel Segal, who previously represented Winston, has been informed that he’s been let go.
When Winston signed with the Saints, fans and analysts alike could not believe how little money the contract was worth. It’s a one-year deal worth just $1.1 million.
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Incredibly, Winston landed just $148,000 in guaranteed money in the deal — the entirety of which is his signing bonus.
If Winston were to meet certain incentives, he stands to earn a maximum of $2.86 million for the 2020 NFL season.
The knock on Winston has been his turnover problems. It’s a significant issue, to be sure. Since being selected first overall during the 2015 season, he’s thrown 88 interceptions and fumbled 50 times.
That being said, Winston is a prolific passer and put up jaw-dropping stats outside of his turnovers.
During his five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 70 starts, he completed 1,563-of-2,548 passes (61.3 percent) for 19,737 yards with 121 touchdown passes and an 86.9 passer rating.
Given the fact that a guy like Chase Daniel, who has a total of seven touchdown passes in his 10-year career, is making more than $13 million in the next three seasons, what Winston is making this year doesn’t match what he’s worth.
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With that in mind, it’s not surprising that Winston is moving forward without his old agent.
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Former Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is still searching for a new team to call his own almost a month into free agency. And while he’s kept himself busy working out, as well as getting in a Twitter feud with former NFL quarterback David Carr, he also took some time recently to tie the knot.
Check out some photos Winston posted recently of his marriage to his lovely new bride Breion Cole. It doesn’t matter where Winston winds up when it’s all said and done, he’s already a big winner this offseason.
Congratulations to the Winstons, and best of luck in the future!