Jameis Winston saw how Teddy Bridgewater benefited from a year or two on the New Orleans Saints depth chart, and decided he wanted that experience for himself. The former first overall draft pick passed up “more lucrative offers” from other teams as a free agent this offseason, which was reported by both Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The opportunity to learn from Drew Brees, Sean Payton, and Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi was something Winston couldn’t attach a dollar value to. He’s a starting-quality quarterback despite the 30 interceptions he threw last year, which is just a much a product of his own poor decision-making as the offense he was running.