Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is usually mum on the topic of player suspensions, but was vocal when it came to Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston. When asked about Winston’s status after his supermarket citation in April, Fisher said the star quarterback will not be punished.
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Winston was caught stealing crab legs from a supermarket in Tallahassee, Florida and was sentenced to community service for the incident. Fisher spoke at Monday’s ACC Kickoff and defended his choice to not suspend Winston further.
"Not after we found out the story and what had happened and [what Winston did] was not a malicious thing," he said. "It was not done with intent."
"People need to realize, when you suspend him in baseball, you understand how important baseball is to him? That cut his heart out," Fisher said Monday. "If it was done maliciously, we may have done other things. It was a silly mistake and not done with any malicious doing, and you don't punish a guy twice for the same crime.”
Fisher had said he had hoped for an uneventful offseason in light of the recent troubles Florida State has had off the field including criminal investigations and felony charges in the past year. Winston was not charged in a sexual assault investigation, but Ira Denson, a former Florida State lineman, was charged with as an accessory to a first-degree felony.
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Florida State is coming off a national championship victory against Auburn and one of the most successful football seasons in school history. With Winston still at the helm, the Seminoles are prime contenders to compete for another championship.
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