Drew Brees may be retired, Hector Neris Jersey but Jameis Winston will be taking him with him into the future.
Winston spent a year on the bench behind the recently retired Saints starter, a sumedly learning behind one of the best to ever do it, and clearly that impact was felt. In a video posted by the Saints on Zach Eflin Jersey Tuesday, Winston confirmed as much, getting teary-eyed and emotional when discu sing the impact that Brees had on him, his career and even his family.
"He doesn't even know how much he means to me and my family,"Winston's emotional response on the last moments he shared with Brees on the field and the impact he had on him
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Winston's full response:
Being able Zack Wheeler Jersey to have an entire season with Drew Brees was a dream of mine. And for him to put his arm around me, just give me any encouraging words, after I saw the resilience, the pa sion, the way that he went and approached every single day, for that to even Mike Schmidt Jersey be a story, I was touched by that, because he doesn't even know how much he means to me and my family, for real.But I'm not even gonna share what he shared with me.I don Odubel Herrera Jersey 't even remember.
Then, having a chance to play in the playoffs? After, like, winning a playoff game, getting a chance to throw Lenny Dykstra Jersey a touchdown in the playoffs. Like, I love football. That's all I've done my entire life. And someone that I look up to, that I admire, that I could touch, was my teammate, and I had a chance to serve him? Like, man, I'm speechle s. That really gets me emotional, because I really love Drew Brees.Like, I don't think he understands. I know my wife do, I know my family Rhys Hoskins Jersey do. Y'all don't understand the impact that him and a lot of other quarterbacks had on me as a quarterback, growing up in Be semer, Alabama.
Y'all don't ever understand, a lot of people don't understand the human aspect of an athlete, but nah, Andrew McCutchen Jersey man. Just know I love Drew Brees, for real, like I really do. I was just happy that I was able to witne s what he did.
Winston spent the 2020 season as Brees' backup, though he got limited snaps when Brees was injured, with Dave Hollins Jersey head coach Sean Payton opting for Taysom Hill as quarterback instead. Winston re-signed with the Saints this offseason, leading to expectations that he may be named Saints starter in 2021 if he wins Jorge Alfaro Jersey a camp battle with Hill.
And if that happens, expect Brees' influence to carry through the 2021 season.
