Jameis Winston 'even hungrier' as he embraces second chance with Saints

SmashMouth · 06-11-2021, 12:24 PM

Jameis Winston is well aware of the narrative that surrounds him these days.

In fact, he’s embracing it as he strives to become a starting quarterback again with the New Orleans Saints.

“I went from being the No. 1 draft pick to (having) everybody laugh at me,” Winston proclaimed, tackling the elephant on the field as he addressed a group of kids at former Florida State teammate Kenny Shaw’s youth camp in April.

“But guess what?” Winston continued. “I’m about that business. I’m outworking everybody at my position. … I’m doing things every single day, committing to the dream.”

Winston, who turned 27 in January, isn’t just talking the talk. Ever since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to swap him out for Tom Brady last spring, Winston has been committed to flipping the script.

He took a backup job with the Saints last year so he could get a “Harvard education in quarterback school” under Drew Brees, Sean Payton and the rest of New Orleans’ loaded offensive coaching staff.

And he has spent this offseason traveling the country to work with trainers like Brees’ longtime mentor Todd Durkin and Jay Glazer to “be challenged on new levels.”

“I was tremendously impressed by his humility and his mindset,” said Durkin, who had never met Winston until he reached out. “He wanted to know, what does it take to be great? And he immersed himself.”

Winston has also placed an emphasis on working with many teammates this offseason. Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith said Winston paid for his flight to Los Angeles and invited Smith to stay with him and his family.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Jameis Winston 'even hungrier' as he embraces second chance with Saints Jameis Winston is well aware of the narrative that surrounds him these days. In fact, he’s embracing it as he strives to become a starting quarterback again with the New Orleans Saints. “I went from being the No. 1 draft pick to (having) everybody laugh at me,” Winston proclaimed, tackling the elephant on the field as he addressed a group of kids at former Florida State teammate Kenny Shaw’s youth camp in April. “But guess what?” Winston continued. “I’m about that business. I’m outworking everybody at my position. … I’m doing things every single day, committing to the dream.” Winston, who turned 27 in January, isn’t just talking the talk. Ever since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to swap him out for Tom Brady last spring, Winston has been committed to flipping the script. He took a backup job with the Saints last year so he could get a “Harvard education in quarterback school” under Drew Brees, Sean Payton and the rest of New Orleans’ loaded offensive coaching staff. And he has spent this offseason traveling the country to work with trainers like Brees’ longtime mentor Todd Durkin and Jay Glazer to “be challenged on new levels.” “I was tremendously impressed by his humility and his mindset,” said Durkin, who had never met Winston until he reached out. “He wanted to know, what does it take to be great? And he immersed himself.” Winston has also placed an emphasis on working with many teammates this offseason. Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith said Winston paid for his flight to Los Angeles and invited Smith to stay with him and his family. more from Triplett Twitter Attached Thumbnails iceshack149 likes this.