TAMPA, Fla. -- Jameis Winston signed a four-year contract Friday, less than 24 hours after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the first pick of the NFL draft.
Terms of the deal, announced during Winston's introductory news conference, were not released. The contract includes an option for a fifth year.
Winston said he was "glad we have the contract stuff out of the way," adding he's anxious to get a copy of the team's playbook and start working.
"This whole thing has been long for me," the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner said of the months-long draft process.
"Football is what I'm here for," Winston added. "I can't wait."
Talks began Thursday, when the Bucs selected the former Florida State star, despite questions about off-the-field issues that threatened to undermine Winston's spot in the draft.
Bucs general manager Jason Licht said the speedy conclusion with the contract was a reflection of how elated the team is to have Winston, as well as the quarterback's excitement with being picked by Tampa Bay.
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"It shows us that he wants us as much as we wanted him," Licht said (see full story).
Cowboys: Randle won’t face any charges
WICHITA, Kan.-- Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle will not face misdemeanor charges following a domestic disturbance in Kansas, prosecutors said Friday.
The Wichita city attorney's office announced its decision in a brief news release after completing its review of the Feb. 3 incident involving Randle and the mother of his child at a hotel in Wichita.
Earlier this week, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said there was not sufficient evidence to bring felony charges, but left open at the time the possibility of misdemeanor charges from the city prosecutor's office. Bennett said Friday at a news conference that he ultimately concluded there was insufficient evidence because there was nothing to corroborate the presence of a weapon.
"It simply did not exist in this case," Bennett said, adding no weapon was ever found.
Under Kansas law, the presence of a deadly weapon is key for aggravated assault charges to rise from a misdemeanor to a felony, he said (see full story).
Vikings: Voigt pleads not guilty in Ponzi scheme
MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Minnesota Vikings tight end Stu Voigt has pleaded not guilty in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
Voigt entered his plea Thursday after being indicted in April on charges of conspiracy and fraud. The government accuses Voigt, 66, and Jeffrey Gardner, 61, of using a real estate scheme to defraud investors.
Court documents say the two raised money from investors for Gardner's business, Hennessey Financial, and misrepresented the company's financial circumstances. As Hennessey declined, men allegedly created new companies and drew new loans without disclosing financial problems.
Gardner earlier pleaded not guilty in the case.
Voigt played for the Vikings from 1970 to 1980.