Jameis Winston was fat – lost 17 pounds training for combine

Maybe there was something to that photo of Jameis Winston looking fat after all.

Over the weekend a photo of Winston looking overweight circulated on Twitter. Winston’s QB coach George Whitfield Jr. said the photo was over a month old and made him look fat because of the leash tied around his waist. But the truth is Winston did weigh more a month ago compared to now.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Winston weighed in at 231 pounds at the combine Thursday. Schefter says Winston started his combine training in San Diego at 248 pounds, meaning he dropped 17 pounds preparing for the combine.

As we stated before, quarterback is a different position from wide receiver or linebacker, meaning a player does not have to be the most muscular to succeed. And while it’s good that Winston can get into shape when motivated to do so, his tendency to fall out of shape in the offseason is a slight concern for an interested team. Just as long as he doesn’t go down the JaMarcus Russell path he should be fine.