Jameis Winston had an awkward exchange with some school children when he told the boys to be 'strong' and the girls to be 'polite' and 'silent'

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February 23, 2017 4:12 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston tried to motivate a classroom full of elementary school kids, but his speech got rather messy.

Jameis Winston

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston met with a group of young students from

From the Tampa Bay Times:

"But all my boys, stand up. We strong, right? We strong! We strong, right? All my boys, tell me one time: I can do anything I put my mind to. Now a lot of boys aren’t supposed to be soft-spoken. You know what I’m saying? One day y’all are going to have a very deep voice like this. One day, you’ll have a very, very deep voice.

But the ladies, they’re supposed to be silent, polite, gentle. My men, my men supposed to be strong. I want y’all to tell me what the third rule of life is: I can do anything I put my mind to. Scream it!"

Here's video of the moment, also courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times:

According to Jones, "a few" adults in the room were bothered by the comments but did not want to speak on the record.

Winston was later asked about his comments and he offered an explanation.

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