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Jameis Winston's new contract includes no-baseball clause

Jameis Winston was a very good pitcher at Florida State, in addition to being a Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. In 2014 he had a a 1.08 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 33.1 innings, and might have been a better baseball prospect than Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who hit .229 in the low levels of the minors. Winston had never quite closed the door on trying professional baseball. The Buccaneers didn't want to invest the first overall pick in a quarterback and then have him distracted by working on his slider in the offseason.

The Buccaneers included a contractual clause that Winston, the first overall pick of the NFL draft last week, can't play baseball as long as he is under contract with them, according to The MMQB. Winston already has signed a four-year, $25.35 million deal.
Frank Schwab