TAMPA — That's a wrap for Jameis Winston. You won't see him on an NFL field again for at least 37 days. Thanks for coming, and drive safely.
We knew the Bucs quarterback was suspended for the first three games of the regular season. Now we learn he won't play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Jaguars at Raymond James Stadium, either.
Saturday, coach Dirk Koetter announced the obvious and only decision he could make.
Though Winston will essentially miss four weeks of football, including practice, when he leaves to serve his suspension sometime after Thursday's game, playing him behind a third- and fourth-team offensive line against the Jags would have invited catastrophe.