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Bruce Arians not big on idea of Jameis Winston back with Buccaneers

The Buccaneers need a starting quarterback, but you can take Jameis Winston‘s name off the list of candidate

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a starting quarterback, but you can take Jameis Winston‘s name off the list of candidates to fill the role of man under center in Tampa after Tom Brady‘s retirement.

Sportsnaut reports that blockbuster trades for Deshaun Watson or Russell Wilson could be options, but former Buccaneers quarterback Winston is reportedly not under consideration.

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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) looks to throw the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Tampa, Fla. 

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) looks to throw the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Winston was drafted by Tampa Bay with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and still has a few connections to the organization, but only spent one season as the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback with head coach Bruce Arians running the show.

While some have speculated that the 28-year-old quarterback could return to Tampa to fill the vacancy, Buccaneers’ insider Rick Stroud doesn’t see that happening.

"I don’t think Bruce Arians is fine with it. Been there, done that. There was a time when they were 7-7 in his one year here under Bruce. I thought he was going to make it, he threw for like 460-something two games in a row. Then they played Houston…then they played Atlanta and he threw both those games away. I saw on Bruce’s face that day he had reached his limit with Jameis Winston," Stroud said during an interview on The Rich Eisen Show.

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston stands on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. Winston is being investigated for allegedly groping a female Uber driver in 2016. The Buccaneers quarterback has denied the charge on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Jameis Winston is entering his fourth NFL season in 2018. (Associated Press)

Winston didn’t get a blockbuster deal in March 2021 when he agreed to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints for a year — he spent the 2020 season in the building as a backup.

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Winston did improve during his time. in New Orleans, though. He displayed better decision-making in 2021, thanks to his time with Sean Payton and Drew Brees.

But Sportsnaut reports the Buccaneers seem to prefer starting Blaine Gabbert over bringing the Winston experience back to Florida.