METAIRIE, La. -- The last time New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston played a regular-season game in the Caesars Superdome, he was carried off the field by his teammates.
But there was no triumph in the 36-27 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Winston left the game in the second quarter after a horse-collar tackle by former teammate Devin White, which led to him awkwardly planting his foot in the turf.
Winston would eventually learn that he had torn his left ACL and damaged his MCL. In that moment, as multiple teammates came into the injury tent to check on him, he was oblivious to the severity of the injury.