Antoine Winfield Jr. dazzles with Pro Bowl pick-6 off of Patrick Mahomes
Antoine Winfield Jr., the former Minnesota Golden Gophers star, made a splash in the Pro Bowl on Sunday with a pick-6 of Patrick Mahomes, as he danced along the sidelines and made a dramatic fake to scamper down the field.
Winfield, who was added to the NFC roster last week, told Buccaneers.com that the moment he learned he was going to his first Pro Bowl as a player “a dream come true.”
“I remember I used to watch my dad come to the Pro Bowl when I was younger, and I used to run around like how some of these kids are,” he said with a wide smile. “It’s cool just to be here.”
Antoine Winfield Jr. with the fake pitch for the pick-6!pic.twitter.com/SjIphDJVgl
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The Buccaneers’ second-round pick in the 2020 draft, Winfield immediately won a starting job, and eventually won the Super Bowl. The Bucs followed up with a team-record 13-4 record in 2021, tying for the NFL’s best regular-season finish. A Super Bowl win and a Pro Bowl invitation in less than 2 calendar years was more than he could have hoped for. It’s difficult to describe.
“It’s still surreal that I’m at the Pro Bowl and then it’s surreal that last year we won the Super Bowl,” said Winfield. “So it’s a kind of crazy experience these first two years, but I’ve been enjoying it. I’m blessed. I don’t think [it could have gone better].”