Cam Newton and Jameis Winston have a lot in common. They each won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship before training with quarterback guru George Whitfield ahead of the NFL draft.
They’ve also had plenty of doubters, so it’s no surprise Newton has acted as a pseudo-mentor for Winston before they share another similarity. The Bucs are expected to make the former Florida State quarterback the top pick of Thursday night’s draft, four years after the Panthers took Newton at No. 1.”For him coming into this league, one thing that he’s gonna always have to remind himself is: What’s my carrot?,” Newton said in an interview recently recorded for “In Depth with Graham Bensinger.”“With talking to him, he said some of the same things that I heard in myself: ‘I’m trying to be the best. I want to win Super Bowls.’ But have fun doing it … Understand that it’s a celebration when you get drafted No. 1 overall, but the realization is – and I say this to be real – you’re getting drafted to the league’s worst team. So it’s a process that goes with that.””And not only that, the first pick – last time I checked – was behind Tampa Bay, and I’m like, ‘Bro, I can’t wait to see you two times a year.’””In Depth with Graham Bensinger” is a nationally-syndicated sports interview series that airs on WBTV in Charlotte. Newton’s entire segment, filmed in front of a studio audience earlier this month in Charlotte, is scheduled to debut this weekend.You can find a full market listing with dates and times here and a preview of the interview below.
Newton to Winston: “I Can’t Wait to See You Two Times a Year”
