The Tampa Bay Buccaneers said goodbye to Jameis Winston this offseason after the quarterback’s five-year run with the team. Winston leaves the Bucs as the franchise’s all-time leader in both touchdown passes (121) and passing yards (19,737).
It’s the second offseason in a row the Bucs have bid farewell to a franchise player. Last season, they parted ways with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy after nine years, opting instead to bring in the guy selected one spot ahead of McCoy in the 2010 NFL draft, Ndamukong Suh.
McCoy ended up in Carolina with the Panthers, and despite his team losing to the Bucs in Week 2, McCoy got the last laugh in their Week 6 rematch in London. In that game, Winston threw five interceptions, was sacked seven times and fumbled twice (losing one). McCoy had 2.5 sacks in that game, and apparently enjoyed sacking Jameis more than any other QB.
Take a look at this video McCoy recently posted to his Instagram, where he talks about joining the Cowboys and playing against his former team, the Bucs. You can hear McCoy talk about Winston around the 1:00 mark of the video.
Don’t worry, McCoy has plenty of love for Winston still. Winston, along with several other Bucs players, attended the Senior Night of McCoy’s son last fall in Tampa in place of McCoy, who was in Carolina at the time.
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