Jameis Winston was the best teammate for waiting by the Saints’ locker room to give everyone encouragement

Even as a backup, Jameis Winston is a great teammate and leader.

He might be the entrenched backup to Derek Carr, but Jameis Winston isn’t letting that stop him from being a good teammate.

Before the New Orleans Saints squared off with the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football, Winston hung around the outside of the New Orleans locker room for a very important reason. He wanted to give encouragement to every person who walked by, showing what it means to have a positive attitude and still be a great leader even though you’re not a starter.

This is precisely the kind of selfless mentality we could all learn a thing or two from. Some things are just bigger than our ambitions — like supporting your friends and colleagues (as captured by ESPN in a TikTok):

I doubt it’s expressly because of Winston’s energy, but the Saints are 2-0 for the first time in 10 years. At the very least, perennial Pro Bowl defensive end Cam Jordan endorsed Winston’s mindset and professionalism:

I don’t know if New Orleans is necessarily good, but I do know that positive attitudes like Winston’s can only contribute to a healthy, happy, and winning culture.