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Winston can win early in NFL

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ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando went to Orlando, Florida, to watch Jon Gruden's QB Camp taping with Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston. Sando has written, in Gruden's voice, Gruden's biggest takeaways from the interview and throwing sessions.

1. Winston is as advertised, and I don't remember meeting many 21-year-olds with his level of confidence.

Winston is very charismatic and fun to be around. He loves it and has lots of energy. That is legit. What is impressive is he does have a lot of football aptitude. He learns quickly. He can apply it on the field. He has great size. He is tough as hell, and he will compete. He will compete at throwing the football into targets, like we did during our workout. He will compete on Saturday, Sunday or Monday night, and I love that. He has extreme confidence. He walks the talk.

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