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Eight years ago, 14-year-old Antoine Winfield, Jr., sat in the basement of his family s Minnesota home and played
Madden with Vikings rookie safety Harrison Smith.
Antoine Winfield, Sr., a three-time Bowler, was in his final of nine seasons with the Vikings and often invited Smith, along with teammates like Jamarca Sanford and Adrian Peterson, over to
Now an NFL rookie himself, having been drafted by Tampa Bay 45th overall this spring, Antoine Jr. spoke with media members Wednesday in advance of Sunday s Vikings-Bucs game and reflected on those early memories. I just remember all of them coming [over on Monday nights], and I remember [Harrison] specifically coming in and meeting him when I was young, Antoine Jr. said. I was down there playing video games with them and beating everybody in Madden and everything. It was cool to be able to hang around all those guys when I was younger.