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       Jameis is signed already!!!
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: May 1, 2015, 10:44 pm
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       Pat Yasinskas, ESPN Tampa Bay Buccaneers reporter
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       TAMPA, Fla. -- In the moments after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
       made Jameis Winston the first pick in the draft Thursday night,
       the team agreed to terms on a contract with the quarterback.
       Then, on Friday, the team officially signed Winston. The
       four-year deal is worth $25.35 million, which includes a $16.69
       million signing bonus, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
       The Buccaneers officially brought No. 1 pick Jameis Winston on
       board by signing him to a four-year deal on Friday. AP
       Photo/Chris O'Meara
       The entire deal is guaranteed under the league's collective
       bargaining agreement. The contract also contains a fifth-year
       option that is standard in rookie contracts for first-round
       picks.
       "It shows us that he wants us as much as we wanted him," general
       manager Jason Licht said.
       Licht said the team wanted to get the contract out of the way as
       soon as possible.
       "It's something we wanted to do," Licht said. "And it was
       something where they had no reluctancy, either. It was fairly
       smooth. We wanted Jameis to start off on the right foot. There's
       no reason to punish Jameis. He's going to be treated
       contractually in terms of money just like any other first
       overall pick."
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