Antoine Winfield
Winfield with the Vikings in 2012
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 24, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Akron, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Akron (OH) Garfield | ||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1,054 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 8.5 |
| Interceptions: | 27 |
| Forced fumbles: | 14 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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.
Winfield was born in Akron, Ohio. He attended Garfield High School in his hometown of Akron.
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.
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. 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. In Week 4 (October 4), Winfield recorded five special teams tackles in a 23-18 victory. Winfield got his second interception of the season in the Week 10 (November 14) 23-3 win over Miami with a 10-yard return. 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. 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 as of the 2013 season, Winfield recorded 6 tackles, intercepted one pass from Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, and returned the interception for 8 yards.
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