Bleacher Report · May 7, 2022
Saints' Jameis Winston Starting Week 1 'Certainly the Plan,' Dennis Allen Says
New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen is hopeful Jameis Winston will be ready to serve as the team's starting quarterback for Week 1 of the 2022 season.
Winston suffered a torn ACL in an Oct. 31 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He re-signed with the Saints in March on a two-year, $28 million contract, and Allen confirmed Thursday on the Rich Eisen Show (via Grant Gordon of NFL.com) things are trending in a positive direction.
"Well, certainly that's certainly the plan," Allen said about Winston leading the offense in Week 1. "There's a lot of days between now and Week 1, but we certainly like where he's at right now. We like the progress that he's making."
