Just like Dad: Bucs rookie Winfield proving to be as good as his father
Copy shortlink: Antoine Winfield Sr. stood 5- 8¾ and weighed 176 pounds when NFL teams were poking and prodding the Ohio State cornerback during the 1999 NFL Scouting Combine. Somewhere back in the Buckeye State, Antoine Winfield Jr. was six months old and filled with the genes of a 5-9 tackling machine. Wade Phillips, a pretty good judge of defensive talent, was Buffalo's head coach and vice president of football operations. He overlooked the elder Winfield's undersized stature and drafted him in the first round, 23rd overall. Phillips' defensive coordinator was Ted ...
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