Did Jameis Winston steal the crab legs back in FSU?
Did Jameis Winston steal the crab legs back in FSU?
By Jay Postrado September 27, 2024 05:09
A big issue before the NIL came into play was the fact that some college football stars were getting special treatments from their universities. Jameis Winston and his alleged theft of some crab legs at a Publix back in 2014 is a big talking point when it comes to this issue. FSU had suspended the Heisman Trophy Winner and he even got in trouble with the law. What truly happened in this situation?
Jameis Winston gets real on 'stealing' crab legs
Well, theft probably is not the best word to describe the situation. Jameis Winston spoke out regarding the incident a year after it happened and it looked like some employees at Publix just gave him the $32 worth of seafood for free.
“A week before, it was my buddy’s birthday, and we had got a cake, and we met a dude that was inside Publix, and he had said that hey, anytime you come in here, I got you. So that day we just walked out and he hooked us up with that, and when I came in to get crab legs, I did the same thing, and he just gave them to me, and I walked out, and someone from inside the store had told the security that I didn’t pay for them, and that’s how the whole thing started," he declared.
This opened a whole new can of worms for the FSU football program which led to a lot of insane findings about how they treat their players.
Big headaches for the FSU football program
Apparently, this incident with Jameis Winston was not the first time that the very same Publix had given out free groceries to FSU football players. It was set to be a violation of the NCAA's rules about impermissible benefits to college athletes.
Even Publix had to make a statement about the whole ordeal.
“We are not in the practice of allowing food to exit our store without payment. When the incident originally occurred with Mr. Winston, we did conduct an internal investigation to ensure that our policies were being adhered to. At the end of the investigation, we were confident that our policies were being executed by the store management team, and that we are not in the practice of giving away merchandise to FSU athletes or any other customers," the chain said.
This issue is largely moot nearly a decade later but it is a testament to how stringent the NCAA was when it came to preserving the amateur label of their athletes.
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