Jameis Winston on returning to the diamond: ‘Baseball might be there one day’

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is one of the brightest young stars in the NFL. The former No. 1 overall pick has all the makings of a great QB, and as long as he stays healthy he will be exactly that, but there still seems to be something in the back of his mind: baseball.

Winston played both football and baseball at Florida State, starring in each sport. He obviously chose football – and rightfully so – but Winston is still a supremely talented pitcher.

His contract with the Buccaneers prevents him from playing baseball, but Winston wouldn’t rule out a return to the diamond down the line.

“I was really serious about baseball,” Jameis said, via JoeBucsFan. “As a matter of fact, my agency is a baseball agency. They really thought I was going to be a baseball player. But this football thing ended up working out for me. It was a dream of mine to be a NFL quarterback and be a pro baseball player. 

"But the way time has changed that isn’t really allowed any more. Being from Bessemer, Alabama, seeing Bo Jackson and hearing that name around a lot, that was a dream of mine. You never know. Football, the lifespan of this sport is not really guaranteed, so baseball might be there one day.”