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Tampa restaurant promises free crab legs for Jameis Winston
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If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft Jameis Winston the quarterback is welcome to free crab legs any time at Skipper's Smokehouse, the restaurant says. FILE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Published: April 26, 2015 | Updated: April 26, 2015 at 04:34 PM
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A North Tampa landmark was getting a bit of national attention Sunday morning when the website
TMZ Sports posted a story announcing that Skipper’s Smokehouse was offering to “hook up” Jameis Winston with free crab legs should the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick him in the upcoming NFL draft.
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“Yes, it’s for real,” Cricket Larson, spokesperson for Skipper’s, said by phone. “TMZ contacted us as a joke, but we really will honor it if he wants to come in.”
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For as long as Winston is a Buccaneer, he’s welcome to visit the quirky Tampa restaurant and concert venue for free crab legs as much as he wants, Larson said.
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In 2014, then-Florida State quarterback Winston was issued a civil citation in for shoplifting crab legs from a Tallahassee Publix. Winston said later that the crab legs were
given to him by an employee.
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“We are aware that there have been some off the field incidents and allegations against (Winston) that the Skipper’s Smokehouse ownership, staff and management do not condone,” the restaurant said in a statement. “But we do think with the support of the Tampa Bay community and folks like Derrick Brooks, Jameis can grow into a good asset for our team.”
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Skipper’s opened 34 years ago and is owned by FSU alumnus Tom White.