![]() ![]() He is a gifted player with extraordinary talents (ask anyone and Auburn). We must all accept the fact Winston has not been charged with any crimes and is free to lead Florida State to another national title. He hasn’t learned or grown since last December, when he was cleared of rape charges by the state attorney in another fishy case that is being investigated by higher branches of government. The quotes attributed to Winston read, “I make no excuses for my actions and will learn and grow from this unfortunate situation.” The school official who wrote out Wednesday’s apology for Winston certainly gets it. Winston’s pattern of behavior suggests the sense of entitlement that often comes to one who receives premature fame at a spotlight sports university. ![]() “I realize that I am in the public spotlight and my conduct needs to be above reproach,” Winston said Wednesday. More seriously, last fall, he avoided charges in a rape allegation by a Florida State student. ![]() He has never been pinned with anything above petty but has been tied to a BB gun shooting prank and walking out of a Burger King without paying for a soda. His crab caper will go in the books as a civil, not criminal, infraction, meaning Winston once again sidestepped serious ramifications. Shouldn’t Winston, though, be moving beyond his “youthful ignorance” stage? He is the reported leader of a national championship football team. “In a moment of youthful ignorance, I walked out of the store without paying for one of my items,” Winston said in a statement. Winston must have taken literally the sale tag on the crab display that said “Grab N Go.” There were clever photoshopped pictures of Winston, carrying a crab, striking the Heisman pose. “That’s so shellfish,” ESPN columnist Rick Reilly immediately tweeted. Winston, a third-year sophomore and only 20 years old, apologized for causing embarrassment to himself and the university as his actions sparked a pun-filled flurry of seafood jokes on social media. Fisher said he would “make sure that Jameis meets all obligations, which I know he will.” ![]()
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