TAMPA, Fla. -- Two months ago, the biggest thing standing between Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and a lucrative contract extension was off-the-field issues.
Winston had wrapped up his best preseason as an NFL quarterback, completing 73 percent of his passes with zero turnovers, and was preparing to serve a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. The suspension stemmed from an Uber driver who accused Winston of groping her in March 2016.