Jameis Winston Not Guaranteed Starting Spot Upon Return From Suspension

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will return from suspension in Week 4, but there's no guarantee he'll be lining up under center for Tampa Bay.

In an interview with Ronde Barber and Chris Myers on WFLA-TV in Tampa, Bucs general manager Jason Licht disputed the notion that Winston will automatically be reinstalled as the team's starting quarterback.

"If Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Griffin, whoever it is, is playing lights out, I don't think it's fair right now just to say, 'Yes, automatically, [Jameis] is going to be the guy,'" Licht said. "Now, he may be. Dirk and I, Dirk in particular, he's got some time to think about that."

Winston has played this preseason, completing 30 of 41 attempts.…