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Jameis Winston, Uber driver reach settlement in 2016 groping case

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has reached a settlement with the woman known as "Kate P" who said he groped her in an Uber vehicle, according to court records obtained by ESPN.

The documents, filed by her attorney John Clune in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday, state that the "parties are in the process of finalizing a settlement agreement" and that the process will be completed in approximately 10 days.

In a copy of the lawsuit provided to ESPN by Clune in September, the woman alleged that in March of 2016, while waiting in a drive-thru at Los Betos restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, Winston "leaned toward [her] and placed his fingers between her legs and pressed them firmly against her vagina over her yoga pants.