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| HT/WT: 5-9, 203 lbs |
| Birthplace: The Woodlands, TX |
| Age: 28 |
| School: Minnesota |
| Experience: 7 |
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Full go in Wednesday's session
Winfield (ribs) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Winfield has been sidelined for the Buccaneers' last three games while nursing a rib injury. He showed enough progression in his recovery to log a full practice Wednesday, which puts him on track to play against the Falcons on Sunday. Winfield should reclaim his starting role at safety, so Ifeatu Melifonwu figures to revert to a rotational role in the secondary.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Missing third consecutive game
Winfield (ribs) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Carolina, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
Winfield was back on the field for practice for Week 7 prep and was a limited participant in all three sessions. However, he has not been given the green light to return Sunday, so his next chance to suit up is Week 8 against the Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 1. Ifeatu Melifonwu figures to once again start alongside Tykee Smith at safety in Winfield's absence.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Returns to practice Wednesday
Winfield (ribs) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.
Winfield has been out for the Buccaneers' last two games because of a rib injury he sustained back in Week 4 versus the Packers, but he was able to get back on the practice field for the first time since then Wednesday. He'll still probably need to manage a full practice Thursday or Friday to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Won't play Sunday
Winfield (ribs) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Winfield was unable to practice for a second week in a row after sustaining a rib injury in the Buccaneers' Week 4 loss to the Packers. Ifeatu Melifonwu will once again replace the star safety as he continues to recover.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Misses practice Wednesday
Winfield (ribs) did not participate at the Buccaneers' practice Wednesday.
Winfield suffered a rib fracture in Week 4 against the Packers, and he was sidelined for the team's Week 5 win over the Cowboys as a result. The safety has now opened the week on the sidelines at practice, and he'll have two more chances to return to the field prior to Sunday's matchup with the Steelers. If Winfield remains sidelined in Week 6, Ifeatu Melifonwu would stand to draw a second consecutive start at free safety.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Officially ruled out vs. Dallas
The Buccaneers have ruled out Winfield (ribs) for Thursday's game against the Cowboys.
Per Jenna Laine of ESPN.com, Winfield is expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks due to a "slight rib fracture" that he sustained during the Buccaneers' loss to the Packers this past Sunday. It's unclear whether he needs a stint on IR, but for as long as he's sidelined, Ifeatu Melifonwu figures to start alongside Tykee Smith at safety.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Likely to miss multiple games
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that Winfield was diagnosed Monday with a "slight rib fracture" and will miss 2-to-4 weeks, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
Bowles officially ruled Winfield out for Thursday's game against the Cowboys, and the seventh-year safety would seemingly face an uphill battle to make it back for a Week 6 matchup with the Steelers on Oct. 18 after suffering the rib injury in Sunday's 17-14 loss to the Packers. Through Tampa Bay's first four games, Winfield had 24 tackles and one forced fumble. Ifeatu Melifonwu is slated to replace Winfield in the starting lineup Week 5.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Suffers injury Sunday
Winfield exited Sunday's 17-14 loss to the Packers with an abdomen/ribs injury, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Winfield logged six tackles (five solo) before departing in the fourth quarter, and he did not appear to return before the end of the contest. The 2023 All-Pro has been a significant piece of Tampa Bay's defense for the last seven years, and he recorded 93 tackles and eight passes defended, including two interceptions, over 16 regular-season games last season. Winfield will have to recover on a short turnaround with the Buccaneers playing on Thursday Night Football against Dallas in Week 5.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Another productive season in '25
Winfield registered 93 tackles (53 solo), including 1.0 sacks, eight defensed passes, including two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery across 17 games during the 2025 regular season.
It was another season of across-the-board IDP production for the veteran safety, who tied the second-highest snap count of his career (1,034) and got back on the board in the interception column after going without a pick for the first time in his career during an injury-shortened 2024 campaign. Winfield's tackle total was the third highest of his career, while his eight pass breakups were second only to the 12 he compiled in the other 17-game season of his NFL tenure to date, the 2023 campaign. He'll once again slot into the starting strong safety role in 2026 as one of the leaders of a talented Buccaneers defense.
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Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield: Registers seven stops vs. Miami
Winfield logged seven tackles (two solo) during the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Winfield was one of three Tampa Bay defenders to play all 55 defensive snaps and co-led the team in tackles with SirVocea Dennis. It was the sixth time this season that Winfield has logged at least seven stops in a game. He's up to 90 combined tackles through 16 regular-season games, and Week 18 against the Panthers presents his final opportunity to crack the tackling century mark for the second time in his six-year NFL career.
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