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The NFL is reportedly investigating Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston over allegation he groped an Uber driver

An Uber driver has accused Jameis Winston of grabbing her "crotch" during a late-night pickup in Arizona.

  • An Uber driver has accused Jameis Winston of grabbing her "crotch" during a late-night pickup in Arizona.
  • According to the driver, the incident happened when the pair stopped for food at a drive-thru.
  • The NFL has opened an investigation and Uber has barred Winston from their service.
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The NFL has launched an investigation into a woman's allegation that Jameis Winston groped an Uber driver in 2016, according to Talal Ansari of BuzzFeed.

The allegation came from an Uber driver who picked up Winston in downtown Scottsdale, Arizona, at approximately 2 a.m. in March 2016, BuzzFeed reported. According to the driver, Winston was in the passenger seat and "grabbed [her] crotch" when they stopped at a restaurant drive-thru to pick up some food.

From Ansari:

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"The men placed Winston in the front passenger seat — Kate said he was the only passenger. 'I started driving, and right away, Jameis behaved poorly' by shouting, in part, homophobic slurs at pedestrians, said Kate, who did not want to be identified for fear of negative attention and potential backlash from football fans. He then asked to stop for food.

"Waiting in line at the drive-thru of Los Betos Mexican Food, 'he reached over and he just grabbed my crotch,' Kate said, alleging that Winston held his hand there for three to five seconds and removed it only after she looked up in shock and said, 'What’s up with that?'

"'I wasn't just creeped out,' said Kate, who had been driving with Uber for more than two years at that point. (She no longer drives for the service.) 'I was frozen.' She described Winston as 'very physically imposing.'

"'I mean he's an NFL quarterback and I’m 5 ft 6. I’m not prepared for that. So I completely froze,' she said, worried that she might provoke an unwanted reaction."

According to the report, the driver filed a complaint with Uber. The company barred Winston from the service and encouraged her to contact the police, the report said. According to Ansari, "

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