According to Tom Pelissero, the Saints are re-signing QB Jameis Winston to a two-year deal with a base value of $28 million.
Pelissero adds Winston will get $21 million in guarantees. This clearly marks him as the Saints’ starting QB for the 2022 season following their flirtation with other options.
Winston, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2015. He played out the 2019 season under the fifth-year option from his rookie contract and made a base salary of $20.922 million.
Winston signed with the Saints on a one-year, $1.1 million deal in 2020 and returned to New Orleans on another one-year contract worth up to $12 million in 2021 as the starter. He unfortunately tore his ACL after eight games.
In 2021, Winston appeared in eight games for the Saints and threw for 1,114 yards to go with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions.
We have him included in our Top 100 – Available 2022 Free Agents list.
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