Jameis Winston contract details with Saints Incentive-laden deal revealed for former Bucs QB per report

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Jameis Winston contract details with Saints Incentive-laden deal revealed for former Bucs QB per report

Within his old job and no starting quarterback roles open, has found a new home as a backup forfor a season. Winston has finalized a contract with the , where he is expected to compete for the No. 2 quarterback job with .The deal is for one year as Winston will make a base value of $1.1 million Jason Kidd Jersey , per ESPN's Field Yates. Winston got a $148,000 signing bonus, a base salary of $952,000 and $3.4 million will be available in incentives. The deal wasn't expected to be large since the Saints only have $5,041,522 in available cap space,. Signing Winston doesn't guarantee him the backup job in New Orleans, but it will give the Saints' options going forward .The signing keeps Winston in the NFC South after spending his first Jeff Green Jersey five years with the. He led the NFL with both 5,109 pa sing yards and 30 interceptions last season, as the Bucs finished 7-9 in Bruce Arians' first season. CLE QB #5 CMP%60.7YDs5109TD33INT30YD/Att8.16The Saints placed originally placed a first-round tender on Hill, who was a restricted free agent, earlier this Jordan Bowden Jersey offseason. They signed him to a two-year extension Sunday, making him the second-highest paid backup quarterback in the NFL. NO QB #7 PASS YDs55RUSH YDs156REC YDs234TOTAL TDS7The Saints will have more flexibility regarding their quarterback situation with Winston on the roster. Even if Winston loses the No. 2 quarterback job to Hill, he still can be the understudy to Brees and the Saints can still use Hill in a variety of ways on offense. Winston would have a role similar to had in New Orleans over the past two seasons.New Orleans has loaded up the quarterback room this offseason. In addition to Hill, the Saints drafted former Penn State and Mi si sippi State quarterback in the seventh round Tyler Johnson Jersey of the 2020 draft. Stevens, who has a skill set similar to Hill's, will compete for a roster spot and could be developed in a similar way the Saints used Hill the past few years.As for Winston, turnovers have plagued the 26-year-old throughout his five-year career in the. He has 88 interceptions and 50 fumbles (losing 23) in 72 career games (111 total turnovers). Winston has completed 61.3% of his pa ses for 19,737 yards and 121 touchdowns in his five seasons, posting an 86.9 rating as the Buccaneers went 28-42 in his 70 starts. Despite the turnover i sues, Winston did make the Pro Bowl in 2015 and threw for D'Angelo Russell Jersey over 4,000 yards in his first two seasons.
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