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Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield Jr. struggled with injuries last season, resulting in him appearing in just nine games without any interceptions or forced fumbles. Tampa Bay HC Todd Bowles said Winfield is looking in “great shape” this offseason.
“He’s been great,” Bowles said, via Scott Smith of the team’s site. “I mean, he looks like he’s in great shape. He’s been here almost every day. He puts in the work, he puts in the time, and I like where he’s at right now.”
When asked about creating more takeaways in 2025, Winfield said it all starts in practice and creating “muscle memory.”
“Working in practice,” Winfield said. “I feel like I say this all the time when it’s like, ‘What do you do?’ You have to work it in practice. You have to get those looks in practice so when it’s a game, it’s just muscle memory. You see the ball, punch it out. If it’s on the floor, pick it up, scoop and score. It’s just all muscle memory and just practice.”
Winfield understands injuries are a natural part of the game.
“It’s football,” Winfield said. “It’s part of the game. Injuries happen but I’m excited for this year. Year 6 already, it’s flying by. I feel like I still just got here. I’m excited for this year.”
Falcons RB Bijan Robinson was asked about the possibility of competing in Flag Football during the 2028 Olympics, which the league will allow players to do.
“I feel like it’s always an honor to play for your country,” Robinson said, via Cory Muse of KVUE. “Like, you always want to play for your country. I would love to show my skillset on that type of stage. So, I think it’s going to come down to our schedule and where it lies, and if the teams even let us go. But I would love to play if given the opportunity. We’ll see. I don’t want it to affect my team and what we’ve got going here.”
“Obviously, there are a lot of great flag football players out here, and that’s all that they play, and they’re very specific in the game,” Robinson added. “Like you have guys who can be running with the football, and they can get this low to the ground and not get touched. No NFL player is doing that, or trying to do that at least.”
Panthers fourth-round S Lathan Ransom won the National Championship at Ohio State, but feels he is starting from the bottom and has everything to prove as an NFL player.
“I came out so motivated because I haven’t achieved anything yet,” Ransom said, via the team website. *“I mean, whatever you did before the NFL don’t matter now, so I’m at the bottom of the barrel, just grinding and trying to find different ways to help my game and help the team, but yeah, that’s that’s how I stay hungry, and then I’m always a sponge and...
