After receiving the franchise tag earlier this offseason, Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is reportedly making progress on a potentially groundbreaking deal.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Winfield and the Bucs "have been working towards a new deal that would make him the NFL's highest-paid safety, and there is optimism it will get done." Los Angeles Chargers star Derwin James is currently the league's highest-paid safety at $19 million per year, so Winfield's deal would surpass that.
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