Antoine Winfield
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Career Summary
Antoine Winfield was an NFL cornerback who played 14 seasons with Buffalo and Minnesota.
NFL.com records 191 regular-season games, 974 tackles, 27 interceptions, 117 passes defensed, 7.5 sacks, and 14 forced fumbles.
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College Career
Winfield played cornerback at Ohio State from 1995 through 1998 and was a two-time All-American.
Ohio State says he won the Thorpe Award in 1998, was a consensus All-American as a senior, and closed with 278 tackles, 29 pass breakups, and three interceptions. The Buckeyes inducted him into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Path to the NFL
Buffalo selected Winfield in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Ohio State identifies him as a first-round pick of the Bills in 1999.
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NFL Career
Winfield played five seasons with Buffalo and nine with Minnesota.
NFL.com lists the Bills from 1999 through 2003 and the Vikings from 2004 through 2012. He made 173 starts across his 191 games.
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Career Accomplishments
Winfield was selected to five Pro Bowls during his NFL career.
Ohio State records his five Pro Bowl selections and says he retired after the 2012 season. The Vikings note that three of those Pro Bowl appearances came during his Minnesota tenure.
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Playing Style
Winfield paired coverage production with uncommon tackling output for a cornerback.
NFL.com credits him with 974 tackles, 117 passes defensed, and 27 interceptions. At Ohio State, he became the first non-linebacker in school history to record at least 200 solo tackles.
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Legacy
Winfield is remembered as a productive NFL cornerback and one of Ohio State's most accomplished defensive backs.
Ohio State calls him one of the program's all-time great cornerbacks. His 14-year career and five Pro Bowl selections established a standard later associated with his football family.
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