Tampa Bay's coach had a lot of nice things to say about Winfield Jr.
It has been well-documented this offseason that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did everything possible to keep their key star, core players. They re-signed WR Mike Evans, LB Lavonte David and QB Baker Mayfield to multi-year deals and placed the franchise tag on the top safety in the league Antoine Winfield Jr. while they worked with him and his agent on a long-term contract extension.
It was announced last week that the Bucs and Winfield Jr. had reached an agreement on a contract making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history — quite the feat. On Monday, the franchise and Tweeze made it official as Winfield Jr. put pen to paper on his four-year, $84.1 million contract with a $20 million signing bonus and $45 million guaranteed.
"It's hard to express what a player like Antoine Winfield Jr. means to our team," said head coach Todd Bowles in a release. " He's a dynamic player whose presence elevates our team every day and whose work ethic inspires those around him. Between his football IQ, his leadership and his relentless drive, he sets the standard for what it means to be a Buccaneer."Coach Bowles couldn't have said it any better. Winfield Jr. means so much to this Buccaneers team.
Getting him locked up for the foreseeable future was a great accomplishment for the Bucs' front office and they will likely now turn their attention to locking up the cornerstone of their offense in LT Tristan Wirfs.Caleb is from Nashville, TN and graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with majors in Sociology and History. He has previously written for an FSU outlet and started covering the Buccaneers in March of 2022.
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