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Jameis Winston’s suspension lies at the root of his on-field problems, too

TAMPA — Jameis Winston did this to himself. It's not just the interceptions. It's not how reckless he is with the football or the 2-12 record in his last 14 games.

The reason Winston was benched can be traced back to his off-field behavior, which led to a three-game suspension, which has created this mess.

When they do the autopsy of the 2018 Bucs season, when they drill down to the root of the problem, it began with the NFL finding Winston in violation of the player conduct policy for by touching a female Uber driver in Arizona in 2016 "in an inappropriate and sexual manner without her consent.