For a moment today, Jameis Winston won’t have to answer questions about his past or his maturity or his ability to be the face of a franchise.
For a moment today, he’s going to get to do the thing he’s very good at — throw a football.
Winston will be on center stage today for Florida State’s pro day, and that might come as a reprieve for him after all the digging and poking that teams have done at him since the process began.
Now, as soon as the workout’s over, that will begin again for another month. But today might serve as a reminder for the teams at the top of the draft of what he can offer.
He’s big and strong. Can make all the throws. Has shown good football IQ and led his team to a 26-1 record and a national championship in two years as the starter at Florida State.
So in the tightly scripted world of quarterback auditions, the chance he’ll look bad during this workout seems slim.
But the entire league will be watching, and monitoring his every move, just to see how he responds to the pressure of it all.
Again.
