What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. That’s what the New York Giants’ top two quarterbacks, Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston, are likely saying these days.
The pair were seen working out together in Sin City recently in preparation for the team’s training camp, which opens later this month in West Virginia.
The workouts took place at the football facility of UNLV and are just the latest bonding exercise between the two men.
Winston, 32, is a former Heisman Trophy winner and was the first overall selection in the 2015 NFL draft. He has had a roller coaster of a career thus far, with both thrilling and confounding moments. The Giants signed him to a two-year, $8 million deal last season to serve as a backup to Russell Wilson and Dart.
They have gotten a lot more than they expected in Winston, who has become not only a breath of fresh air but a galvanizing force on and off the field for Big Blue. He has been the perfect mentor and caddy for Dart thus far and can also be called upon to play if needed.
Winston has found that Dart is special and wants to make sure that he doesn’t get trapped by the pitfalls that befell him in his career. So far, so good.
“He’s so confident,” Winston told Giants Huddle. “His obsession with learning every single day and challenging his teammates and challenging his coaches, it’s so inspiring.”
When there was a rift between Dart and linebacker Abdul Carter over Dart’s role in a Donald Trump rally in New York, it was Winston who played the appeaser to keep the situation in check.
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