The NFL says Jameis Winston is a ‘national treasure’. The NFL is very wrong

Jameis Winston gives a pre-game speech before Sunday’s game. Photograph: Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

Hear the term “national treasure” and odds are you think of someone like Dolly Parton, Betty White, Simone Biles or Tom Hanks. They are comforting, widely admired and have uncontroversial histories.

And then there’s Jameis Winston.