INDIANAPOLIS – Like father, like son?
As coaches and scouts spend the week projecting futures of 337 draft prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine, there might not be an easier player to match an NFL pro comparison than Gophers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. Because NFL teams have already seen dominance from an Antoine Winfield, the former Pro Bowl cornerback.
Winfield sees the comparison in replays from his dad’s days with the Bills and Vikings.
“It comes when I’m tackling,” Winfield Jr. said Friday. “Like I make a tackle and I’m like, ‘I’ve seen my dad make the same tackle watching his highlights.