Antoine Winfield

Antoine Winfield
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Winfield with the Vikings in 2012
No. 26, 21
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1977-06-24) June 24, 1977
Akron, Ohio
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Akron (OH) Garfield
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 1,054
Sacks: 7.5
Forced fumbles: 14
Fumble recoveries: 11
Interceptions: 27
Defensive touchdowns: 5
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Antoine Duane Winfield (born June 24, 1977) is a former American football cornerback who played 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State University, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the Jim Thorpe Award. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played five seasons for the Bills and nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection as a member of the Vikings.

Early years

Winfield was born in Akron, Ohio. He attended Garfield High School in his hometown of Akron.

College career

Winfield received an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University, where he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1995 to 1998. As a senior in 1998, he was a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back.

Professional career

1999 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m)		 176 lb
(80 kg)		 4.41 s 1.53 s 2.57 s 3.95 s 6.84 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills selected Winfield in the first round (23rd overall pick) of the 1999 NFL Draft, and he played for the Bills from 1999 to 2003.

As a rookie, Winfield played in all 16 games.[1] In the season opener, a 31-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Winfield intercepted a pass from Peyton Manning and returned the interception for 3 yards.[2] In Week 4 (October 4), Winfield recorded five special teams tackles in a 23-18 victory.[2][3] Winfield got his second interception of the season in the Week 10 (November 14) 23-3 win over Miami with a 10-yard return.[2] After Ken Irvin suffered an injury during the Week 15 (December 19) game against the Arizona Cardinals, Winfield took over and recorded three tackles and three hurries. For the final two regular season games of 1999, Winfield started for Irvin and perform 13 solo tackles in the Week 17 game against Indianapolis, the last game of the regular season.[3] As a starter in the 2000 AFC Wild Card game, a 22-16 loss to eventual Super Bowl XXXIV runners-up Tennessee Titans and the Bills' last playoff appearance until the 2017 season, Winfield recorded 6 tackles, intercepted one pass from Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, and returned the interception for 8 yards.[3]

Winfield started all 16 games for the first time in 2001. In 2003, Winfield had 107 tackles, the highest single-season total of his career.[1]

Minnesota Vikings

Winfield in 2010.

As a free agent, Winfield signed a six-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings on March 5, 2004.[4]

In the Vikings' 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints on Week 5 (October 6) of 2008, a Monday Night Football game, Winfield returned a blocked field goal attempt by Martin Gramatica 59 yards for a touchdown.[5] Additionally, Winfield had 8 tackles and one deflected pass that game.[6] Winfield finished 2008 with 95 total tackles, 2 sacks, 5 passes defended, and one interception.[1]

On July 23, 2009 the Vikings signed Winfield to a new five-year, $36 million contract. The deal includes $16.1 million in guarantees. He made his second straight Pro Bowl in 2010 after replacing injured Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. After making the 2010 Pro Bowl squad, he made an interception that led to a touchdown in an NFC 55-41 victory. He is regarded as one of the most physical corners in the league, known for his bone-jarring hits, and was ranked by Peter King of Sports Illustrated as the 31st best player in the NFL.[7] He made his first Pro Bowl in 2008.

Winfield was the only player on the Vikings' active 2012 roster who played during the 1990s.[8]

Winfield was released by the Minnesota Vikings on March 12, 2013 in a move to clear $7.25 million in salary cap space.[9]

Seattle Seahawks

Winfield signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 17, 2013 to a one-year, $3 million contract. He was assigned number 21 due to starting fullback Michael Robinson having already been assigned 26 in 2010. He was released from the team during final cuts on August 31, 2013.[10]

Retirement

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll announced on Twitter on August 31, 2013 Winfield was retiring.[11]

NFL statistics

HYearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble RecoveriesFumble Return YardsInterceptionsInterception Return YardsYards per Interception ReturnLongest Interception ReturnInterceptions Returned for TouchdownPasses Defended
1999BUF16403820.000021371006
2000BUF11423480.0000188807
2001BUF168068120.01102000011
2002BUF13565150.0010000007
2003BUF1610792151.02001111111012
2004MIN148570150.0210389305608
2005MIN16988990.0020451408
2006MIN169783140.0010433826114
2007MIN10675890.0110114141419
2008MIN169581142.04202534011
2009MIN10555321.0100100005
2010MIN169173182.02145241214105
2011MIN5403461.0100133301
2012MIN1610172290.50103371231012
Career1911,0548961587.5141102725910562116

[12]

Records and notable statistics

NFL
Accomplishment Record Refs
Regular season
2nd most tackles by a Defensive Back[lower-alpha 1] 684 (2000s) [13]
12th most tackles[lower-alpha 2] 684 (2000s) [13]
1 of 4 players to record[lower-alpha 3] 600+ Tkl, 65+ PD, 15+ Int, 10+ FF(2000s) [13]
  1. ↑ 2nd to Ronde Barber during the same time period
  2. ↑ 2nd to Ronde Barber during the same time period
  3. ↑ Honored shared with Ronde Barber, Ray Lewis,and Keith Bulluck.

Personal life

His son, Antoine Winfield Jr., is a defensive back for the University of Minnesota. He was named to the ESPN true freshman All-American team in 2016.[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antoine Winfield". NFL. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Antoine Winfield game logs, 1999". NFL. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Antoine Winfield". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ Banks, Dow (March 5, 2004). "Change in plans". SI.com. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ Alonzo, Rick (October 7, 2008). "Winfield returns blocked field goal, forces fumble". St. Paul Pioneer-Press. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Antoine Winfield game logs, 2008". NFL. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ King, Peter (2007-08-29). "My list of the NFL's 500 best players". Sports Illustrated.
  8. ↑ Sansevere, Bob (August 16, 2012). "Minnesota Vikings: Antoine Winfield, 35, all about experience, savvy ... and big hits". St. Paul Pioneer-Press. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/report_vikings_release_cb_antoine_winfield/13121476
  10. ↑ Antoine Winfield brings his skills to Seahawks secondary
  11. ↑ Antoine Winfield retires from Seahawks Seahawks
  12. ↑ "Antoine Winfield Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 "Play Index Tools". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  14. ↑ "Antoine Winfield Jr. Bio". GOPHERSPORTS.COM. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "2016 True Freshman All-America team". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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