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Buccaneers Take Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. With No. 45 Overall Pick

Those who don't want to feel old look away—the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted safety Antoine Winfield Jr. from Minnesota with the 45th overall pick.

The younger Winfield is the son of 14-year NFL veteran Antoine Winfield Sr., who spent nine years with the Minnesota Vikings and five with the Buffalo Bills. The older Winfield was a first-round pick out of Ohio State in 1999. He won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back during his senior year.

Winfield Sr. also has a tie to his son's new teammate. He intercepted Tom Brady back in 2001, Brady's first season as New England's starting quarterback.