Jameis Winston opens up on crab legs to Jim Harbaugh, and it cracks the internet
Now we know about Jameis Winston’s crabs.
The Florida State quarterback has been a lightning rod for attention, some good and plenty bad, the past two seasons. There was the very serious rape allegation, which later was dismissed. There also was the very stupid incident where Winston shouted out an expletive-laced joke that went bad in the crowded school cafeteria.
But beyond ridiculous was the crab leg-stealing incident that made people ask of Winston, “What exactly is his deal?”
We hadn’t really gotten the full story. Until now.
Winston joined now Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh prior to the NFL scouting combine, and ESPN was there to tape it for a segment on it’s “Draft Academy” show. The topic was character, and Harbaugh and Michigan offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch (who worked for the Jacksonville Jaguars the past two years) walked Winston through a mock interview like the ones Winston was soon to face from NFL teams.
The rest is seafood history.
When asked about his past issues, Winston fails to mention the shoplifting incident (or the rape accusations, but that’s another story altogether). Fisch warns Winston that this comes off as the QB trying to cover it up when all 32 NFL teams know all about it.
Harbaugh, straight-faced, says either “stone crab” or “snow crab,” and I’m just laughing my face off when he does.
Winston seems to hint that the crab was given to him. This is different from what we’ve heard before. FSU head coach JImbo Fisher said he thought Winston was unfamiliar with the grocery store concept and that he might have walked out of the Publix accidentally. But Winston suggests the crab was given to him, which leads us to Harbaugh Confusion Face (around the :57 mark), a face the Michigan-area media will get to know well soon.
So we come to find out that Winston was receiving free crab handouts by a Publix employee, which is plausible in the sense that the school would have to cover that up. Why? Otherwise, it could be deemed impermissable benefits and could have led to a suspension.
But more than anything it’s Winston’s explanation (and Harbaugh’s reaction to it) that are worth the entertainment. Does it change your opinion of Winston? Make you feel any better about him staying out of trouble in the NFL? Whatever you think, it’s easy to see the kid is going to take us on a wild ride.
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