The New Orleans Saints quarterbacks room now runs four deep, and three of those players can say they’ve already connected on passes with their teammates. While that’s expected of starting quarterback Drew Brees and number-two passer Taysom Hill, it’s a bit surprising to learn that free agent pickup Jameis Winston would rank second out of that group in total volume.
Just, in the form of interceptions rather than typical pass completions. Winston was picked off ten times by Saints defenders during his five-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That outnumbers the seven career pass completions thrown by Hill to his Saints teammates, including the playoffs.
If nothing else, that speaks to the amount of pro experience Winston has seen early in his career. The Saints might continue to say that Hill is both the immediate backup and the long-term heir to Brees, but there’s no questioning which quarterback has spent more time on the field running an NFL offense. Hopefully Winston learned a lot from those turnovers.
For the curious, here’s which Saints defenders snagged passes thrown by the former first-overall draft pick. Be sure to file this away for trivia night:
- Marcus Williams (three times)
- Jairus Byrd (twice)
- Marshon Lattimore
- P.J. Williams
- Vonn Bell
- Demario Davis
- Craig Robertson
