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Brooks says time will provide answers on Winston

Martin Fennelly Columns

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TAMPA — Derrick Brooks is among the most trusted figures in Tampa Bay sports history, the total package, on and off the field.

The Bucs are about to draft Jameis Winston No. 1.

It brings up questions of trust and risk.

Brooks trusts Jameis Winston. He trusts in something even more than that:

Time.

“It’s fair enough to have questions,” the Hall of Fame linebacker said. “It’s fair enough to have doubt. I wouldn’t expect anything different. I have certain questions that are going to have to be answered, whether this young man comes to the Bucs or goes elsewhere.