Jameis might be a good guy, might not be.
Only person that really knows is Jameis. All he can do going forward is try to be the best person he can be on and off the field and even then we still won’t know, but maybe the perception will change a bit.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston said he wants to show he’s a “good guy” and wants to prove the public perception of him is untrue.
“People always can bring up old things but now I’m doing what I do,” Winston said. “I’m a loving person — I’m loving my teammates. I’m dependable. I’m accountable. I can’t show out to the world that I’m that guy because you’re not in the locker room and a lot of people don’t know me for who I am.
“Perception is reality but perceptions can also be false.”
He goes on to say he can’t worry about his past and he has to focus on the future. That is a good attitude to take, because he is going to be drafted in the Top 10 likely and the spotlight will be even greater when he gets in the NFL.
He isn’t going to get a lot of chances to screw up.