If it does hold up and Winston is sidelined, the Bucs will be forced to roll out quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 2-1 last season when he was forced to start when Winston was injured.

The NFL has not notified Winston about the suspension yet and he can always appeal it. and the NFL suspended him for three games following its own. Winston could have been suspended for up to six games, which is the baseline penalty for a first-time offender under the NFL's sexual assault policy, but that was negotiated down to three. Winston has denied the allegations and no police charges were filed, but the driver did talk to BuzzFeed about what happened because she wanted to reveal the truth “about a powerful man who felt entitled to my body when all I wanted to do was my job.” Jameis Winston and the female Uber driver who accused him of groping her in her car in March of 2016 have reportedly come to. After an investigation into the incident, the NFL in June suspended Winston for three games. The quarterback had denied the allegation, which was first reported by BuzzFeed News in November. Jameis Winston, accusing him of sexual assault. The NFL's suspension came after officials determined the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner violated the league's personal conduct policy, the NFL said in a statement. The suspension stems from an alleged incident two years ago in Arizona during which Winston is accused of groping the crotch of a female Uber driver while he was a passenger in her car.įollowing the alleged incident, which occurred at a drive-thru at a Mexican restaurant, the driver filed a formal complaint with Uber and Winston’s riding privileges were subsequently revoked. As a result of the complaint, Uber suspended Winston's account. According to multiple reports, the NFL will suspend Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Jameis Winston for the first three games of the season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

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