Free-agent pickups have made a difference for some champions Long-term success is built through the draft, though teams can gain an edge toward winning a championship by supplementing their roster in free agency

MARCH 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield spins Super Bowl fine amount into youth donation Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is donating the amount of $7,815 – the sum he was fined for taunting the Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyreek H...

FEBRUARY 24 • NFL.COM

Buccaneers: Antoine Winfield Jr. gives fans another reason to love him Antoine Winfield Jr. has been a fan-favorite since he arrived in Tampa Bay, and the Buccaneers will love him even more after his actions tod...

FEBRUARY 24 • THEPEWTERPLANK.COM

Bucs rookie Antoine Winfield Jr. turns Super Bowl fine into philanthropy The safety gave the same amount of his fine to a program benefiting Young Middle School.

FEBRUARY 24 • TAMPABAY.COM

Antoine Winfield Jr. fined for mocking Tyreek Hill in Super Bowl 55 The NFL fined Antoine Winfield Jr. for giving Tyreek Hill the peace sign during Super Bowl 55. Antoine Winfield Jr. just wanted to give peac...

FEBRUARY 13 • FANSIDED.COM

Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield Jr. fined for taunting Chiefs' Tyreek Hill during Super Bowl 55 Tampa Bay's Antoine Winfield Jr. was fined for mimicking Tyreek Hill's signature celebration in Super Bowl 55

FEBRUARY 13 • USATODAY.COM

Analysis: Bucs laugh off fouls as Chiefs see red over yellow The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to laugh off the few flags they drew in Super Bowl 55, while the Kansas City Chiefs were seeing red over all their flags

FEBRUARY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Standout effort in SB LV win Winfield recorded six tackles (four solo), an interception and an additional defensed pass during the Buccaneers' 31-9 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday.

Impact Winfield tied Lavonte David and Sean Murphy-Bunting for second on the team in tackles during the win, helping spearhead a suffocating effort by the Buccaneers defense that largely incapacitated a prolific Chiefs attack. The rookie's season-ending stellar effort put a fitting cap on an outstanding first pro campaign, one that saw Winfield parlay the starting safety job he earned in training camp into 94 tackles (64 solo), three sacks, one interception, five additional defensed passes, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery across 16 games. Given his natural talent and virtually seamless adaptability to the rigors of the NFL in 2020, Winfield likely will carry sky-high expectations from both real-world and fantasy perspectives going into 2021.

FEBRUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

‘It felt amazing’: Antoine Winfield doesn’t regret peace-sign taunt to Tyreek Hill Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield didn’t forget Tyreek Hill’s taunt earlier in the season.

FEBRUARY 8 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Antoine Winfield Jr. Explains Taunting Tyreek Hill During Super Bowl LV - NESN.com There was a reason behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. taunting Kansas City Chiefs' Tyreek Hill in the final minutes of...

FEBRUARY 8 • NESN.COM

Antoine Winfield Jr.: Taunting Tyreek Hill 'Felt Amazing' Winfield said taunting Hill was something he had to do to earn revenge for what the receiver did in their previous matchup in Week 12.

FEBRUARY 8 • SI.COM

Buccaneers batter Mahomes in 31-9 Super Bowl rout of Chiefs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made life miserable for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl, forcing him into one of his worst games as a professional in a 31...

FEBRUARY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Latest: Packers' Aaron Rodgers wins 3rd MVP Award No surprise about The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player: Aaron Rodgers has won it for the third time

FEBRUARY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Charley Walters: Ex-Gopher Hitchocock says a Super Bowl ring is priceless Former University of Minnesota football players Antoine Winfield Jr. and Tyler Johnson, as NFL rookies, have an opportunity on Sunday to win...

FEBRUARY 6 • TWINCITIES.COM

Health is on Tampa Bay's side vs. the Kansas City Chiefs There's no foolproof way to pick a Super Bowl winner, but science – and one key metric – can point fans in the right direction.

FEBRUARY 6

Antoine Winfield Jr. deserves Defensive Rookie of the Year Give Antoine Winfield Jr. what he deserves. This season, the national media has shown a distasteful amount of disrespect towards the Buccan...

FEBRUARY 5 • THEPEWTERPLANK.COM

Former Gopher Antoine Winfield Jr. wants to enjoy the Super Bowl. He wants to win it, too. When former Gopher Antoine Winfield Jr. steps onto the field for Super Bowl LV on Sunday, the Buccaneers safety will reach the pinnacle of t...

FEBRUARY 5 • TWINCITIES.COM

Ready for Super Bowl Winfield (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's Super Bowl matchup with the Chiefs, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Impact The same goes for S Jordan Whitehead (shoulder/knee) and LB Lavonte David (hamstring), so the Bucs will have all 11 defensive starters available for the big game. They had nine of 11 healthy when Patrick Mahomes torched them for 462 passing yards in Week 12, with CB Jamel Dean and DT Vita Vea being the two absences. Winfield and the rest of the Tampa secondary have played better the past two months, but Mahomes will still like his chances to connect on a couple deep throws.

FEBRUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Brady, improved defense keys to Bucs winning Super Bowl Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be denied

FEBRUARY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Young Bucs secondary braces for another dose of Tyreek Hill Like most NFL cornerbacks, Carlton Davis plays with a short-term memory but never forgets a bad performance

FEBRUARY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chargers QB Justin Herbert excited for new start with Staley Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has already set his sights on what will be another transitional offseason for him

FEBRUARY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chiefs' success big reason why fans will be at Super Bowl There will be about 25,000 fans inside Raymond James Stadium for the Super Bowl on Sunday

FEBRUARY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Super and surreal: Ex-Gophers Tyler Johnson and Antoine Winfield Jr. ride crazy adventure to Super Bowl with Bucs Two former Gophers' 'crazy' adventure leads to Super Bowl as rookies

FEBRUARY 4 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Super and surreal: Two ex-Gophers, Tyler Johnson and Antoine Winfield Jr., ride crazy adventure to Super Bowl with Bucs Two ex-Gophers' 'crazy' adventure leads to Super Bowl as rookies

FEBRUARY 3 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Chiefs-Buccaneers Injury Report Feb. 3: Lavonte David, Antoine Winfield Jr., Jordan Whitehead and Antonio Brown Limited The Buccaneers opened their second week of Super Bowl preparation on Tuesday with a walk-through but provided their first injury report of t...

FEBRUARY 3 • BUCCANEERS.COM

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