Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. quickly became a force in Tampa Bay’s defense his rookie year last season. He earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month honors last September and was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie team for 2020. Aside from those accolades, the second-year safety was all over the field recording 94 total tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and an interception.
That’s not all bad for rookie, and even better than some veterans in the league. But Winfield felt that as a rookie there were improvements that needed to be made ahead of his second year, and the biggest improvement was becoming sharper mentally.