After defeating Duke 45-7 in the ACC Championship game — likely securing the Heisman trophy for himself and punching his team’s ticket to Pasadena where they will most likely play Auburn for the national title –Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was bombarded with questions about his recently-dismissed sexual assault case by ESPN’s Heather Cox.
Many people were outraged by Cox’s line of questioning and felt like that was not an inappropriate time or place to ask those types of questions. Winston’s lawyer Tim Jansen took to Twitter to express his disgust by the questions his client was asked and demand an apology from Cox.
Heather Cox was classless and unprofessional after the game. Trying to ambush a 19 year after the game with a flury of inappropriate ques
— Tim Jansen (@rtimjansen) December 8, 2013
@heatherespn your actions after the game w my client were inappropriate and unprofessional. Ur actions were deliberate.
— Tim Jansen (@rtimjansen) December 8, 2013
@heatherespn when u realize ur actions were improper u can make amends. Please write me a note to Jameis and his family to apologize.
— Tim Jansen (@rtimjansen) December 8, 2013
Winston handled it like a pro and walked away after the fourth question. The only questions that should have been asked were the ones about his team’s play or the upcoming Heisman presentation. Cox was out of line and should issue an apology to Winston and his entire team for trying to ruin such a joyous moment.
