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Jameis Winston's appearance at FSU pro day weigh-in gets attention

frank schwab
Senior writer

In the history of the NFL, no quarterback has ever played with his shirt off.

So really, it doesn't matter much what Jameis Winston looked like at his weigh-in at Florida State's pro day on Tuesday. Yet some heads turned when Winston was shown on NFL Network and he wasn't looking like what we'd expect from the presumptive first pick of the draft.

This isn't the first time Winston has dealt with questions about his conditioning or weight. Before the NFL scouting combine, a photo of him working out went viral:

But that was debunked, which basically just turned the whole thing into the overreaction over the "fat" Eddie Lacy photo a couple years ago that made it look like Lacy was huge but apparently the photo was just not his good side. Winston looked a lot different in this photo:

And at this point we've discussed Winston's physique entirely too much because, again, he won't be playing with his shirt off. His actual pro day workout was the most important part of the day (but even that isn't too important in the grand scheme because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have barely tried to hide that they'll take him first overall). A lot was made during the NFL Network's telecast of the workout that Winston might be winded, but he had an aggressive schedule that included 102 throws with a lot of movement, which is a lot of throws for a pro day workout.

Winston is not a phenomenal athlete compared to some other recent quarterbacks, like Oregon's Marcus Mariota (Winston barely broke five seconds flat in the 40-yard dash, compared to 4.52 for Mariota), but he has a fantastic arm, is very good from the pocket and it's not like his athleticism is a hindrance. He's the top quarterback in the draft and for good reason; the stuff about what shape he's in is part of the pre-draft season in which a lot of things that don't matter much get dissected.

And, well, let's go back to what Winston said at the scouting combine the first time there was a hullabaloo about what shape he was in.

"A lot of people thought I was fat, but I’m here, I’m proving everybody wrong," Winston said. "I look good and I know it."

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdowncorner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!