Jameis Winston’s whole spring has been spent trying to dispel notions.
Many of those, of course, stemmed from his own actions.
But he said after his pro day workout Tuesday that his decision to not attend the NFL Draft in Chicago was a simple call based on the health of a family member.
During an interview on the NFL Network, Winston said his grandmother has type-2 diabetes and is unable to travel, so the desire to be around his family triggered his decision to stay near home.
Many have wondered whose decision it was for him to not attend, or whether it was driven by public relations complications for either side.
But if you take the man at his word, then his decision to skip a chance at a grip-and-grin with Roger Goodell shouldn’t receive any more scrutiny than Joe Thomas’s decision to fish with his dad.