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Nike elects not to renew Jameis Winston's contract

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is no longer a Nike man.

A Nike official told ESPN on Friday that Winston's deal expired and the company elected not to renew the former No. 1 overall draft pick.

Sources say Winston's contract expired before the NFL announced Winston would be suspended for the first three games of the regular season for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The violation relates to a 2016 incident in which Winston was accused of groping a female Uber driver.

Winston apologized in a statement following the suspension, after denying seven months before that the incident took place.