Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles are unbeaten in 2014, but reports indicate NFL general managers and draft scouts are souring on the quarterback prospect as a pro.
Florida State Seminoles quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was once viewed as a top prospect for the 2015 NFL Draft, but as more and more teams get a look at the quarterbackon and off the field the opinion on him is heading in the wrong direction.
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According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, “general managers are moving Winston down their potential draft boards — or off them completely.”
Glazer’s report adds:
"Additionally, due to possible rule changes involving sanctions against teams, franchises that employ players with off-field issues could have draft picks taken away, further diminishing the prospects for rookies-to-be like Winston."
Add in the lack of maturity shown by Winston in his other off-field incidents — stealing crab legs and shouting sexual obscenities in the student union — and you can understand why NFL teams may not feel he is worth the risk.
Jameis Winston will have an opportunity to convince NFL teams that he is worthy of a draft pick when he meets individually with teams during the pre-draft process, but it seems that he will have a lot of work that he needs to do.
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