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Jameis Winston's 'Last 2 Ballgames' Doomed Buccaneers Tenure, Says Bruce Arians

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston threw an NFL-worst 30 interceptions last season, and Bucs head coach Bruce Arians pointed to Winston's turnover habit as the reason the team let him walk in free agency.

"For Jameis, for me, it was the last two ballgames," Arians told CBS Sports Network's Tiki and Tierney on Thursday. "The regression back to the interceptions, and ... he had a nice run going. We had a great shot to get to 9-7. ... And then we lose a couple games on pick-sixes, and it was disheartening because he had made progress, then he regressed.