Antoine Winfield Jr., is probably feeling pretty good about his decision to leave the Gophers early for the NFL right about now.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers listed their second-round pick as one of two starting safeties on the first depth chart, meaning Winfield likely will make his professional debut Sunday at the New Orleans Saints.
If Winfield had stayed with the Gophers, he wouldn’t be playing at all this year and only potentially in a delayed winter/spring season in 2021.
“It is unfortunate that it’s come down to this and that they can’t have a season,” Winfield said on an Aug.