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Jameis Winston Arrived In Tampa Several Hours After Being Drafted
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 1 draft pick, Jameis Winston of Florida State University was in Tampa several hours after the draft pick was announced Thursday night, April 30th.
At a 4 p. m. press conference Friday, May 1st with Buccaneers owners, general manager and head football coach, Jameis was joined by family members.
Sentinel photographer, BRUNSON was there to capture every moment.
Flag Football
Under the coaching Harry Hubbard, Chamberlain High School’s junior varsity and varsity Girl’s Flag Football Teams pre- pare for their season. (PHOTOS BY SYLVESTER HARRIS)
Chamberlain Girl’s Varsity Flag Football team varsity team mem- bers are: Mari Wispe, Carmen Wispe, Naila Lebron, Natasha Vega, Oswaida Perez, and Caroline Ruiz. In he back row are: Adrianna Tyson, Sarah Blagg, Any Madrazo, Grace Weah, Barbara Class and Karla Farias. Also seen is Coach Hubbard and football managers Den- zel Rolle, and Bryan Bradley.)
Junior varsity players: Shadavia Jones Destiny Ojedar, Roe Jack- son, Jennal Oxendine, Valeria Uribe, Marlo Marbra, Kiara Burney and Kathy Rodriguez.
Winston Files Countersuit Against Woman Who Claims She Was Raped
As a new Tampa Bay Bucca- neer, Jameis Winston will wear the #3 jersey. According to early reports, the jersey has been sell-
ing like “hot cakes.”
Jameis was accompanied to Tampa by his parents, Antonor and Loretta Winston; younger brother, Jonah; and girlfriend, Breion Allen. Winston did not go to Chicago for the live draft party, but stayed in Bessmer, AL to spend the time with his grandmother, Myrtle Winston.
Jameis Winston and the #3 jersey are joined by Jason Licht, General Manager, left; Glazer family members, Bryan, Edward and Joel; and Bucs head football coach, Lovie Smith.
One of those who will be ‘looking out’ for Winston is former Buccaneer wide re-
ceiver, Michael Clayton.
Jameis Winston has filed counterclaims against the woman who accused him of rape, responding to her lawsuit Friday in federal court in Orlando, Fla., by denying the accusations she lodged last month and accusing her of defaming him and attempt- ing to hinder his career.
The woman, Erica Kins- man, was featured in a recent documentary “The Hunting Ground,” said Winston raped her in December 2012. Winston was never ques- tioned during an investigation by the police and local prose- cutors did not charge him.
At a hearing about the al- legation earlier this year at Florida State, a former Florida Supreme Court chief justice found that the evi- dence did not show that Win- ston had violated the university’s code of conduct. The decision was sustained on appeal.
After the decision in Win- ston’s hearing, Kinsman sued Florida State, accusing the university of violating her rights under Title IX, a federal law mandating gender equity in education. Florida State’s president, John Thrasher, said her lawsuit contained “meritless allegations.”
Jameis Winston Goes To Work On And Off The Field
JAMEIS WINSTON AND ERICA KINSMAN
Winston was picked No. 1 by the Tampa Bay Bucca- neers in this year’s N.F.L. draft and signed a four-year deal reportedly worth $23.35 million.
Winston has maintained that his sexual encounter with Kinsman was consensual.
In his counterclaim, Win- ston called Kinsman’s ac- cusations “repeated, willful, malicious and false.” The suit said that the accusations had been examined at six different points and that Winston had been cleared each time.
Winston’s response said that “Kinsman is motivated by the most insidious objec- tives — greed.” The claim said that Kinsman’s lawyer had offered Winston a deal in which Kinsman would stop making her allegations in ex- change for $7 million and that Winston had been asked to buy an insurance policy to protect his future earnings in the event of an injury.
India Arie’s song, I am gonna Shine comes to mind if you favorably follow Jameis Winston. The just barely 21- year-old has claimed ‘victory is mine, I am going to shine.’ And the reason that Bucca- neers GM Jason Licht and coach Lovie Smith are im- pressed is not by the answer, but the the constant question, is Jameis ‘The Real Deal’.
Friday’s rookie camp is beginning of what could be the sign of what’s to come.
Winston arrived at rookie minicamp hours ahead of his peers so he could greet each coming off the team bus.
"That's a leader,'' Smith said. "That's a trait you're looking for in your quarter- back, a guy who can bring the group together. That's defi- nitely him.''
The Bucs never wavered on Jameis Winston as their #1 pick although the Philadelphia Eagles were try- ing to trade up.
According to USA Today, Licht is already glad he did- n't.
Jameis Winston at rookie camp Friday.
In 19 years as a scout, per- sonnel director or general manager, Licht says has never evaluated a player with a higher football IQ. Smith was pleased by the jump Winston made from Day 1 to 2, improving in his author- itative command and spot-on accuracy, especially on the deep ball Saturday.
Licht and Smith drafted Winston because he's "spe- cial.''
"His play was the first thing,'' Licht said. "After we got to know him, we realized the leader he is, how smart he is and how uncanny he is in
his ability to compartmental- ize and how much he loves the game.
"Jameis told me after we picked him, 'I got you,''' Licht said.
On another note, person- ally, Jameis is still being haunted by the allegation of sexual misconduct. This label is one that will never go away, especially when his accuser continues pursue what she now feels will be justice. Erica Kinsman filed a suit against Winston leading up to the draft. However, Win- ston and his lawyers have fired back.
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