Jameis Winston keeps finding new ways to steal the spotlight, even when he’s not the Giants’ starting quarterback.
The veteran backup has built a whole catalogue of viral moments over the years, from his “Eat a W” speech to his 2024 “Snow game” interview. On Thursday night against the Commanders, he added another one to the list, and this time it came through the microphones on “Thursday Night Football.”
With the Giants leaning on Winston’s size in short-yardage situations, he was sent in for multiple QB sneaks against Washington. John Harbaugh kept using him that way even after J.J. McCarthy took over the starting job, and late in the game Winston found himself in a huge spot with New York holding a four-point lead.
He couldn’t convert a 3rd & 1 sneak at the Giants’ own 11-yard line with under four minutes left, but Harbaugh still sent the offense back out. Winston lined up again, and for a second it looked like the Giants might be willing to gamble on another run at the chains while also bleeding more clock.
Instead, Winston was clearly trying to bait Washington into jumping offsides for an automatic first down. He gave it everything he had.
“Get ready, get set, hut one, hut two,” Winston yelled. “Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who?”
It didn’t get the reaction he wanted. The Giants ended up punting, and a few drives later the Commanders moved in front 24-21 on their way to an NFC East win.
Even without the payoff, Winston’s latest moment spread fast, and fans were all over it.
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