Jameis Winston Says Autographs Are Forged

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is claiming that his autographs have been forged.

Jameis Winston is not guilty of violating NCAA rules and selling his autographs for money, so says the quarterback, according to a new report.

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The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Winston, who has been accused of signing thousands of memorabilia for compensation, is claiming said signatures were forged.

"Winston sat down with FSU compliance officials one month ago to look at the memorabilia being sold online bearing his signature after ESPN reported that thousands of authenticated items were for sale. He was able to point out several signatures that he said were forged and several items that had his signature that he knew he had not signed.“When he looked at the initial website mentioned by ESPN, he looked at multiple things and said that wasn’t his signature,” said a source."

It’s an important development, especially coming just off the heels of an ESPN’s Outside the Lines report that one autograph authentication firm could not confirm the legitimacy of the Jameis autographs in question.

"Five sources who spoke to “Outside the Lines” on the condition of anonymity said that James Spence Authentication got the items only after competitor PSA/DNA backed out of the February signing with Winston. PSA/DNA did so after being told that it couldn’t witness the quarterback signing the items in person, sources said."

This whole ordeal just got a whole lot more interesting and it appears possible Winston did nothing wrong here.

Winston won the 2013 Heisman trophy after throwing for 4,057 yards and 40 touchdowns. He led the Seminoles to an undefeated season and a national championship.

En route to Florida State’s 10-0 record, Winston has thrown for 2,844 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

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Florida State’s Jameis Winston Says Autographs Are Forged

By Sam Richmond | Nov 18, 2014

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