Here's the Back Story Behind Jameis Winston's Crab Legs Instagram Photo

Was Jameis Winston actually trolling us, or thanking a friend?

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Last night, Jameis Winston celebrated his No. 1 overall selection in the NFL Draft by chowing down his favorite food: crab legs. A fitting, perhaps cathartic choice, especially considering all the crap Winston put himself through by stealing crab legs from a local Publix last year and coming up with some dumb story about it. Shortly after being picked by the Tampa Bay Buccanneers, he posted a photo on Instagram posing with a catch of crab legs, captioning it, "Thanks Capt for the crab legs." 

Almost immediately, and rather predictably, Winston received backlash on social media for his perceived trolling. Fuel to fan the flames, if you will:

Eventually, the Bucs called up Winston and had him take the photo down. 

In all, a disappointing end to the life of an amusing piece of content. Because the photo was deleted after the mob of the negative feedback, critics have been criticizing the critics for criticizing Winston. To clear the air, former NFL quarterback and current Yahoo! Sports analyst Shaun King tweeted an interesting backstory behind the Instagram. According to King, the caption, "Thanks Capt for the crab legs," was directed at an actual captain who catches crabs for a living. 

So there: Winston did Captain Keith a solid for charity, and the favor was returned. Can we all never mention Winston x crab legs ever again now? We can? Good.

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