Former NFL safety Donte Whitner has strongly criticised New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston and believes the team should release him after his unusual attempt to distract the Washington Commanders during Thursday night’s game. Winston surprised everyone by singing the Baha Men’s hit song ‘ Who Let the Dogs Out ?’ while trying to draw Washington offside. However, his unusual approach failed, and Whitner was far from impressed.




Donte Whitner wants the New York Giants to cut Jameis Winston after his Bizarre on-field anticsThe incident happened during the fourth quarter of the Giants’ 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders on November 12. With New York facing a fourth-and-1 situation near its own end zone, Winston was brought in to try something different. The Giants wanted Washington’s defenders to move before the snap, which would have given them five free yards and another chance to keep possession.




Winston first tried a different version of the usual quarterback count. He shouted, “Get ready, get set, hut one, hut two, hut three!” But when the Commanders refused to move, he took things in a completely different direction.




The quarterback then started singing, “Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who?” referring to the popular song by the Baha Men.




Unfortunately for Winston, the Washington defense did not fall for the trick. The Giants eventually had to punt, and the Commanders went on to win the game 24-21.




While some viewers found the moment funny, former NFL safety Donte Whitner saw it very differently. Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up, he openly questioned Winston’s approach and said the quarterback was not taking the situation seriously enough.




“I’d cut Jameis Winston this morning,” Whitner declared.




He went on to explain why he felt the quarterback’s behaviour was unfair to his teammates, who were working hard to win the game.




“It was so unrealistic. You have 10 other guys out there and guys on defense that are busting their butt every week, and it’s very hard and difficult to win a game in the National Football League,” Whitner said.




The former NFL player also took issue with Winston’s traditional snap count before he started singing.




“And then when you go into ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’? Are you serious? He’s clearly just trying to go viral on social media while they’re trying to win a football game. He’d get his pink slip this morning.”




Whitner’s comments made it clear that he did not consider the moment harmless entertainment. For him, the bigger concern was that Winston appeared more interested in creating a memorable moment than helping his team.




John Harbaugh defends Jameis Winston after Donte Whitner’s Giants criticismDespite Whitner’s strong reaction, Giants head coach John Harbaugh had a different view of Winston’s unusual approach. When reporters asked him about the incident on Friday, he made it clear that the quarterback had not come up with the idea during the game.




Harbaugh explained that Winston had used similar calls throughout the season and that the singing was part of an attempt to confuse the defence.




“No, it doesn’t bother me,” Harbaugh said when asked whether the incident concerned him.




He added, “And that ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ thing, well it was, I think, probably, fun, on his part, so to speak. The way the cadence sounds, it was an attempt to still draw them offsides.”




The coach also confirmed that he knew about the unusual cadence before the game. According to NBC Sports, Harbaugh had heard Winston use it during practice, so the move was not a surprise to him.




Harbaugh’s explanation offered a different picture of the incident. While Whitner believed Winston was trying to attract attention, the Giants coach saw it as an attempt to gain an advantage against Washington’s defence.