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Sources: Bucs' QB Winston to be suspended 3 games for Uber incident

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended for the first three games of the season after an incident in which he allegedly groped an Uber driver, according to multiple sources.
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Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons on Dec.18, 2017.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended for the first three games of the season after an incident in which he allegedly groped an Uber driver, according to multiple sources.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported the development on his Twitter account.

The Buccaneers quarterback is being investigated by the league for an incident that allegedly occurred more than two years ago. Back in November, an Uber driver alleged that Winston grabbed her crotch while the two were waiting in the drive-thru of a Mexican restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 13, 2016.

Winston has denied the allegations.

It's possible that he could be suspended no matter what happened on the night that the alleged incident took place. Even if he didn't do anything, Winston may have still violated the NFL's personal conduct policy.

As noted by ProFootballTalk, Winston would be in violation of the policy if he knew about the allegations before they went public, but didn't tell the NFL. Basically, it's his responsibility to alert the NFL of any possible pending allegations in a timely manner, assuming that he knew about them.

With a suspension in place, Winston will miss the first three games of the upcoming campaign, making him eligible to return Sept. 30 at Chicago. Meanwhile, Ryan Fitzpatrick is slated to start three contests for the 11th consecutive season.

Information from CBS Sports was used in this report.

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