BEREA, Ohio -- Buccaneers rookie quarterback Jameis Winston knows he'll never escape scrutiny following multiple off-field incidents in college, but he's trying to "be a better person" as he embarks on his NFL career.
The No. 1 overall pick says he's not looking back at his days at Florida State. The former Heisman Trophy winner had a string of problems in school, including a rape accusation that was dismissed after prosecutors cited problems with a police investigation.
Winston is choosing to focus on the positive. He doesn't think he has anything to prove, that "people make mistakes, but I also believe that you bounce back from those."
Winston and the NFC's other drafted rookies got a break from their four-day symposium to play football with school-aged children on Friday. The 21-year-old Winston was the biggest kid on the field, encouraging the youngsters and giving them tips on how to throw.
Hernandez co-defendants due in court on murder charges
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Two men accused of joining with former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez to kill a man in 2013 are due in court, the first time they will appear since Hernandez was convicted of murder in April.
Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz are scheduled for status conferences Friday at Bristol County Superior Court. Both men have pleaded not guilty to murder.
Prosecutors say that Oritz and Wallace drove up to Massachusetts from Connecticut in June 2013 to help Hernandez carry out the killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
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A lawyer for the former tight end acknowledged Hernandez was there when Lloyd was shot to death in an industrial park but pinned the blame on the other two men.