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Whoever is named the New Orleans Saints’ starting quarterback will have a tough act to follow with future Hall of Famer Drew Brees hanging up his cleats at the end of last season. Jameis Winston hopes that he’ll be the one as he’s tangled in a training camp battle with Taysom Hill, Brees’ former backup. While Winston obviously has more starting experience, Hill is by far the more versatile player, despite some Saints fans criticizing head coach Sean Payton for perhaps using him a little too much over the past few years.
On Monday, with the Saints set to host the Jacksonville Jaguars on a “Monday Night Football” preseason contest on ESPN, Saints beat writer Nick Underhill posted a video of Winston warming up before the game.
Jameis Winston going through his pregame routine. pic.twitter.com/ZgcWazliHv
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) August 23, 2021
The video made its rounds across social media, and as you might expect, plenty of fans piled on with their own humorous remarks:
My man is coming for that most gifable athlete crown. https://t.co/HG2CRpGqBg
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) August 23, 2021
If he doesn’t start selling some Tom Emanski like videos soon, I’m gonna be crushed https://t.co/Yv3Xwc38Lt
— Drew Collins (@CollinsDrew) August 23, 2021
This looks like the start of a magic routine pic.twitter.com/zWsnCluuy9
— Mike Renner (@mikerenner_) August 23, 2021
MLB pitcher windups circa 1928 https://t.co/9ypnRCrZ7n
— James Grega Jr. (@JGrega11) August 23, 2021
Jameis is the most entertaining QB in the league https://t.co/v6cJ2FGBVW
— John m (@john_m_98) August 23, 2021
Either that or auditioning to be the lead guitarist of The Who https://t.co/oSP3GwhutC
— Chief Garvey (@OedipusRexRyan) August 23, 2021
We’ll see if Winston ends up as Payton’s choice as Saints quarterback come Week 1, but he’s given people another Internet moment for better or for worse.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
