{"id":379090,"date":"2026-10-22T00:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T00:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/379090\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T00:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T00:58:33","slug":"jameis-winston-embracing-mentor-role-as-giants-turn-to-j-j-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/379090\/","title":{"rendered":"Jameis Winston embracing mentor role as Giants turn to J.J. McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giants signed Jameis Winston to be a backup quarterback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what he is again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After taking over for Jaxson Dart when Dart was lost for the season with a knee injury<\/a>, Winston started four games before being pulled in favor of J.J. McCarthy in Sunday\u2019s loss to the Saints at MetLife Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But with the Giants heading to Houston on Sunday, Winston will find himself back on the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single week, you\u2019re defined [by] the last time you stepped foot on the field,\u2019\u2019 Winston said. \u201cLast game, my job [was] to lead the New York Football Giants to a win and that didn\u2019t happen. That being said, I understand where I\u2019m at now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said he will embrace whatever the Giants ask him to do \u2014 which, much like a year ago, may be to mentor another young quarterback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m extremely grateful I still get to do what I love \u2014 and that\u2019s play football at a high level for the New York Football Giants,\u2019\u2019 Winston said. \u201cBeing able to accept roles and understand \u2018How can I be the best at my role with this team?\u2019 \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NewNew York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston (19) speaks at a press conference as the New York Giants practice Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

Dart has credited Winston, the first overall pick by the Buccaneers in 2015, with helping him adjust to the NFL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Giants hope Winston can have similar success with McCarthy, who will start Sunday<\/a> for the first time since the final game of last season with the Vikings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McCarthy called Winston a \u201cgreat teacher\u201d who \u201chas helped me out from the get-go since I got here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NewJ.J. McCarthy (18) throws a pass during Giants practice on Oct. 21, 2026.
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On Wednesday, Winston praised the 23-year-old McCarthy, saying he was impressed by the quarterback\u2019s \u201ccuriosity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone that came in, took the position by the horns and executed very well,\u2019\u2019 Winston said. \u201cHe\u2019s embraced a fresh start. I know what it is to feel like you have a chance to start over again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winston, after five seasons in Tampa Bay, went on to the Saints and was 5-2 as a starter in 2021, his second year in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Harbaugh said Winston was one of the \u201cbest teammates [and] best leaders you could ever be around. He wants what\u2019s best for the team. Of course, he wants to play. He wants the ball in his hands. He also wants J.J. to do well and will help him be the best player he can be.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants signed Jameis Winston to be a backup quarterback.\u00a0 That\u2019s what he is again.\u00a0 After taking over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7660,20363,9,2683,11,10,22,319],"class_list":["post-379090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-j-j-mccarthy","tag-jameis-winston","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}