Saints add Winston to be backup to Brees
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with unrestricted free agent quarterback Jameis Winston.
Winston, the first overall pick in the 2015 draft, will serve as the backup to Drew Brees.
Winston is coming off a season in which he led the NFL with 5,109 yards passing and ranked second with 33 touchdown passes, but he also led the league in interceptions with 30. That made Winston the first QB in NFL history to have at least 30 TDs and 30 interceptions. Tampa Bay allowed Winston to enter free agency and replaced him with former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
In five seasons with the Buccaneers, he has passed for 19,737 yards and 121 touchdowns while throwing 88 interceptions. But while he was productive statistically, that didn’t amount to winning. The Bucs went 28-42 in games Winston started.
In other football news:
• The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent defensive lineman Christian Covington on a oneyear contract.
Covington played for the Dallas Cowboys last year after spending four seasons with the Texans, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Rice.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers have picked up the fifth-year option on All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt, Pittsburgh’s firstround pick in the 2017 draft, is coming off a stellar 2019 in which he had 14½ sacks and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the second time.
• The Kansas City Chiefs released two-time Pro Bowl punter Dustin Colquitt after 15 seasons. Meanwhile, Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland was arrested on several charges in South Carolina, including possessing marijuana or hash, driving with an open container of alcohol and resisting arrest.