The Jameis Winston Show has been canceled.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski introduced he was benching Winston because the beginning quarterback, as a substitute electing to begin Dorian Thompson-Robinson in his place.
Winston, 30, has been a wild experience to look at whereas beginning for Cleveland.
It included throwing for 497 yards and 4 touchdowns on Dec. 2 towards a top-ranked Broncos protection that additionally compelled three interceptions, together with two pick-sixes.
After the sport, Winston stated he was “Just praying for the lord to ship us from these decide sixes.”
Winston was benched final week throughout a horrible efficiency towards the Chiefs, the place he threw three interceptions and threw for 146 yards on 26 move makes an attempt.
Thompson-Robinson has seen sporadic taking part in time in his time with the Browns, leaping in for Deshaun Watson on Oct. 20 after the veteran tore his Achilles towards the identical Bengals.
He struggled mightily in that sport, finishing simply 11 of 24 passes for 82 yards and two interceptions.
Thompson-Robinson was pulled from that sport with an damage and Winston took over, finishing 5 of 11 passes for 67 yards and a landing.
In the three video games he began final 12 months as a rookie, Thompson-Robinson threw one landing and 5 interceptions for 420 yards.
The Browns went 1-2 in these three video games.
Winston, who’s in a contract 12 months with the Browns, figures to have a suitor or two in free company given his efficiency as a spark plug for a floundering Browns squad.
He led them to victories over the Ravens and Steelers however misplaced his different 5 begins because the Browns navigated a difficult a part of their schedule.
“He’s been teaching for a very long time and no matter he decides, I belief it,” Winston stated of Stefanski’s choice after the loss to Kansas City, based on Cleveland.com.
“I do know what I’m able to doing. But all through the course of the season, particularly the previous few video games the place we’ve got not had a sport with no turnover, that’s very essential. That’s going to be essential in his decision-making course of. I’m simply going to proceed to get higher.”
Thompson-Robinson, who starred at UCLA earlier than being chosen within the third spherical of the 2023 draft, profiles as a stable run-first choice for Cleveland because it doubtlessly seems to be to get its floor sport rolling towards a poor Bengals protection.
