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Antoine Winfield Jr.'s Legacy Starts with Being Draft's Best Safety Prospect

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Antoine Winfield Jr. is his own man and carving a path toward an NFL career as the best pure safety prospect in this year's draft class.

No matter where Winfield goes, the shadow of his father will always follow him. That's what happens when an individual enters the family business.

"I feel like every team I go to, people have either played with him or coached with him," Winfield told reporters during his media session at the NFL Scouting Combine. He's often told about "anything they remember about my dad.