FSU Legend Jameis Winston snags Fox Sports' 2024 NFL Viral Player of the Year award

Former Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston has won Fox Sports' 2024 NFL Viral Player of the Year. The 2015 NFL Draft No. 1 pick has had an up-and-down career, but his joy for life and the game of football has remained constant, and people have noticed.
IT'S UNANIMOUS! 🏆
— NFL on FOX Podcast (@NFLonFOXPod) January 31, 2025
Your 2024 Viral Player of the Year is @Browns' QB @Jaboowins, as voted on by NFL on FOX fans! 🔥🤣 pic.twitter.com/jsCaH1uBjI
For instance, Winston recently embraced his meme-led crab leg stardom as he landed an endorsement with Fulton Fish Market ahead of the Super Bowl. He did an advertisement in which customers can receive one pound of crab legs with a $250 purchase.
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For context, in 2014 Jameis Winston allegedly stole crab legs from a Publix supermarket chain in Tallahassee. Winston was not criminally charged and instead received a citation and 20 hours of community service.
Not quite as free as they were back in 2014, but for the Super Bowl in New Orleans of all places, some could be taking advantage of this deal.
Winston's Most Viral Moments
Moreover, here is Jameis Winston celebrating his former team, the New Orleans Saints, despite the fact he tore his ACL earlier that season.
Jameis Winston has had so many funny moments in the #NFL
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) August 27, 2023
The “let’s go eat a W” pre game speech was incredible 😂…BUT
Dancing in the locker room on crutches with a torn ACL will never be surpassed 😂pic.twitter.com/0ANrN9qDYF
Furthermore, here is Winston thanking God and quoting Eminem in the same interview after a Browns win.
Jameis Winston out here quoting Eminem lyrics in his postgame interview I’m cryin 😭😭💀
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) October 27, 2024
“You only get one shot. Do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity last once in a lifetime” pic.twitter.com/X67PeRPMHZ
And this one, I simply do not have the words to describe Jameis' excitement for a Thursday night football matchup in snowy conditions. Winston, an Alabama kid, described it as "football weather" with a smile overtaking the interview.
"The horse is preparing for battle, but victory comes from the Lord."
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) November 22, 2024
A vintage Jameis Winston pregame interview with @KayleeHartung.#TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/JXSktnrQ6F
Winston's' contract ends with the official conclusion of the 2024 season. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
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