A former first-round pick, the now unemployed Jameis Winston will likely head to New Orleans to back up QB Drew Brees. Getty Images/AFP
Jameis Winston, the former Tampa Bay quarterback who lost his starting job to six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, is the newest recruit for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints.
The deal, confirmed in a league Twitter posting and expected to be signed later on Sunday, ends Winston’s month-long search for a new team.
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Winston, the top pick in the 2015 NFL draft, led the league with 5,109 passing yards and 33 touchdown (TD) passes last season, but also threw 33 interceptions, becoming the first NFL passer with 30 TDs and 30 pickoffs in the same year.
When the Buccaneers signed Brady, a 42-year-old NFL legend after 20 years with the New England Patriots, Winston was sent packing.
The Saints needed a backup to 41-year-old quarterback Drew Brees, who has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2021 season.
Winston, 26, will still have to fight to become the No2 to Brees.
Taysom Hill, a versatile reserve, signed a two-year contract extension worth $21 million through 2021 with the Saints on Sunday.
