

Still, if Winston performs the way the Bucs expect him to, his salary will be a steal the next four years, and even that fifth-year option will be cheap. The deal is reportedly a one-year contract worth up to 8 million for the. Given the fact that this contract was concluded this quickly, I would not expect that to be the case. New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston has re-signed with the organization. On May 1, 2015, Winston signed a four-year, 23.35 million contract with the Buccaneers, with a 16.7 million signing bonus. One interesting thing to watch will be whether there are any behavioral clauses in Winston's contract that could give the Bucs an out, which is what the Arizona Cardinals did with Tyrann Mathieu in 2013 when Jason Licht was on that staff. This year, that's slightly more than $14 million for Cam Newton, and it'll be a hefty salary for the 2019 season, too. Winston and the Saints settled on a one-year deal worth a maximum of 8 million if he achieves all incentives, according to ESPN and NFL Network. That fifth-year option will cost the Buccaneers the average of the top ten highest salaries at his position. The contract will run four years, although there will also be a fifth-year option to be exercised during the 2017 offseason, as is the case with all first-round rookies. But, Andrew Brandt explains!Īfter rookie contracts being stagnant since 2011, numbers will now rise approximately 15% from last year. I'm not sure what's up with that - there's almost no leeway under the new CBA, so something's odd here. Winston is due a 12.8 million base salary and has 11.2 million remaining of the 14 million signing bonus from. That's a lot more expensive than Over The Cap's usually very reliable estimates. QB Jameis Winston: 15.6M: 4.4M: WR TreQuan Smith: 3.4M: 1.9M: K Wil Lutz. Jameis Winston signed with the #Bucs for 4-years, $25.35M, source said. His annual base salary in 2018 is set at 705,000 and he is expected. Over The Cap estimates the total value of the contract to be $22,355,498, which is fully guaranteed with a $14,518,544 signing bonus. In 2017, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers player earned an estimated annual salary of 6,337,819. To be fair, negotiating draft picks is trivial these days as the NFL CBA has effectively instated a rookie wage scale. Apparently the Bucs really wanted to get the formalities done quickly. That comes just one day after drafting him with the first overall pick. We pointed out earlier today that quarterback Jameis Winston, with a base package of 5.5 million in 2021, becomes a bargain for the Saints. Now that he's returning to the Big Easy, he'll back up Carr in 2023 with hopes of potentially getting a starting job elsewhere in 2024.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have already signed Jameis Winston to a four-year contract, general manager Jason Licht announced today.
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Winston has not played a full season since his final year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, when he threw for 5,109 yards and 33 touchdowns against 30 interceptions, becoming the first quarterback to ever throw 30 touchdowns and 30 picks in a season. The "Red Rifle" completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 2,871 yards and 18 touchdowns against nine interceptions in 14 games, leading the Saints to a 6-8 record.

With Winston sidelined, Andy Dalton started in his place. He completed 63.5 percent of his passes for 858 yards and four touchdowns against five interceptions in those games. The 29-year-old went on to appear in just three games during the 2022 season, leading the Saints to a 1-2 record, before being sidelined for the remainder of the year with a back injury. On May 1, 2015, Winston signed a four-year, 23.35 million contract with. He was named the team's starter in 2021, but only appeared in seven games before suffering a torn ACL. benches QB Winston, 2014) notes that Jameis Winston, Florida State University's then-starting quarterback, is being forced to sit. In 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Winston first overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Winston joined the Saints in 2020 and backed up the now-retired Drew Brees. Prior to restructuring his contract, Winston's deal counted $15.2 million against the 2023 salary cap.
