Browns’ Jameis Winston rejects mashed potatoes as a Thanksgiving dish, doesn’t even want it around [Video]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston won’t eat just anything, apparently. 

The backup, whose career has been associated with food in the media after a college scandal involving allegedly stolen seafood and a heavier body build, revealed his distaste for mashed potatoes on Wednesday. 

Winston said mashed potatoes is a dish that he doesn’t even want people to bring to Thanksgiving, in an interview on the “BIG PLAY” podcast. 

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“I have this thing where, please don’t bring mashed potatoes to Thanksgiving,” Winston said, denying the notion that the dish is a “staple” of the Thanksgiving meal. 

“I really don’t think it’s a staple, it’s mashed potatoes,” Winston said. “It’s not a Thanksgiving meal… I would really just have a baked potato.” 

Winston’s argument about mashed potatoes not being a Thanksgiving dish would be unfounded to some. But there is some historical contest to support his claim. 

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