Jameis Winston will be back in New Orleans next season. The quarterback is re-signing with the Saints, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter). It’s a one-year deal worth up to $12MM. NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports (via Twitter) that the deal includes $5.5MM guaranteed.
Following the retirement of Drew Brees, the Saints have some question marks at the position for the first time since 2005. Barring an unexpected move, Winston will compete with teammate Taysom Hill for the starting gig in 2021. Similar to Winston, Hill will also be playing the 2021 campaign on a one-year, $12MM deal (despite the funky restructuring by the organization yesterday).
Winston, the first-overall pick in the 2015 draft, joined the Saints last offseason following five underwhelming years in Tampa Bay. Winston got into four games during his first season in New Orleans, completing seven of his 11 pass attempts for 75 yards. He also came up key during the Saints’ postseason loss to the Buccaneers, completing his lone pass attempt for 56 yards and a score.
Hill actually got eight starts and 16 appearances for the Saints this past season, leading some to wonder whether he has the upper hand on the QB competition heading into the offseason. However, the team’s been nothing but complimentary of Winston since his arrival, noting his performance in practice and on the sideline, and it sounds like the former first-rounder will have an equal chance at the starting gig in 2021.
“We had a great exposure for one year with Jameis Winston,” coach Sean Payton said last month. “We didn’t have a normal offseason, but we had enough time to see what we had with him as a player, as a leader, and as an athlete. I really like what we had a chance to see. He was a tremendous leader for this team. That’s hard to do when you come in new in free agency your first year as a backup quarterback. So that’ll be an important checkmark for us.
“And, a lot of times, you want to hold your cards closer to the vest and he is a free agent. But him, along with Taysom Hill who’s in the building, we’ve said it all along: We’re going to develop and coach those guys. And Jameis is one of those guys that we have a big interest in.”
OK Thank you
Breaking: Jameis Winston wins the starting QB spot over Taysom Hill.
So the Aints now have a $140m QB and a (up to) $12M QB? Get ready for a long season NOLA
Clearly you didn’t read article with all the voidable years. It was done to get saints under cap, but then again you probably aren’t capable of understanding being a troll
Sorta like the Saints ‘kicking the can down the road’ for the past decade w/ Brees contract? Now the new trend for the Saints is voidable years? I think TB & BB made it clear as day last season that its the QB’s that make the team go, not the HC’s. But keep signing bad QB’s to voidable year contracts.
So HC’s can’t have a huge impact? Sean Payton is a heck of a coach and he will build Jameis
Then why did Winston ride the pine when Brees had 11 b broken ribs and a punctured lung? BTW BB went sub 500 w/o a QB and his old QB won it again. But keep preaching.
Saints went 8-1 with Taysom and Bridgewater last 2 seasons. They’ll be fine thanks to the scheme.
arty, you also forgot to mention that BB had his best players on defense opt out due to covid which is his forte.
Also you forget that tom brady brought 2 hof/all pros (Gronk and Brown) plus a prior pro bowl rb (fournette) to a team that already had a lesser QB throw for the most yds and set a franchise record on tds albeit with a ton of ints.
Gronk especially makes a huge difference, look at brady with and without gronk … would winston been different with gronk as his starting te … i would take the bet yes. Would they have won the super bowl maybe maybe not but that defense held Mahomes with half his offensive line on the IR in check.
It’s kind of ironic seeing Tats call someone else a troll.
@dan55 says the person uninformed on most topics. Sit down simp
@dan55: for real. Dude is the loudest and dumbest poster on all the rumors sites.
Tatsumaki –
You are such a jerk. Just a miserable rotten person
Winston is trash. I feel terrible for saints fans
Winston is also not guaranteed to start. He throws too many picks but we are developing him and training him and hoping to improve his results
So who is to start, the $140m QB or the (up to ) $12M QB?
Again it’s not 140 lol I can write down any number it’s still 10 million spread over 4 years guaranteed with escalators hill won’t reach.
And that’s why the cap is BS. Any team can write down any number and it magically goes away. But my point is neither Hill or Winston can’t replace Brees no matter how good HC Payton may be.
So is your point that the Saints are spending too much on QBs or that the cap is BS? Because it seems like you want it both ways.
They’re 2 separate points. Yes, the Saints are spending way too much on average QB’s. Secondly, yes the cap is BS.
Hill started 5-6 games last year and was ordinary. The team didn’t have a problem rushing Drew back from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung right? That justify’s a 4 year $140m extension, all with voidable years?
I am curious how much you think FA potential starting QBs make with starting experience? I mean backups are getting signed at 8 or so. Goff and Wentz are 30M+ Foles was given 20M+ a year or two ago. Even Trubs on a rookie deal was getting 9M and it wasnt even his 5th year option.
I think 12 is about right or even on the low side for what hill and winston bring to the table. Winston probably should get a little more than hill though i think but hill had a prior deal with the team.
Saints haters are out tonight
In full effect too!
Winston actually signed an 8-year, $800M contract with voidable years after every year.
I thought Winston woulda been perfect fit in. Washington.. I’ll take him over Fitz due to upside but guess that’s just me.. I think with strong coaching he can overcome his interception problem.. would have like to see if Rivera woulda been able to do that with him
Yes, that is just you. Winston sucks.
Why not a 5yr 200M deal with only 5.5M guaranteed and the last 4 years voidable? This is the way.
Agreed. Winston has upside. I still think he’s better than he appears because he’s never had a run game in Tampa. He also had LASIK done and can read street signs for the first time (no lie).