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per Megan:
Winfield’s agent, Chafie Fields, played against the elder Winfield in a high school all-star game and in college when Fields was at Penn State. In many ways, Fields views Winfield Jr. as his father’s “clone.” But the agent notes the often overlooked impact mom Erniece Winfield has had.
“Everybody always wants to hear about my dad, and they really don’t want to hear too much about my mom, but she is really the reason why I’m here today,” Winfield said. “… She had to assume the role of being the stay-at-home wife to take care of her three boys while my dad was at work. And she was the one that really held the family together.”
One good aspect of this current situation is Mom has all of her sons back under her roof. And when her eldest isn’t training, the family can play board games or cards, even watch old home movies of when the kids were babies.
That’s pretty much when Winfield Jr.’s NFL aspirations first started to percolate. Now, at 21, he’s on the cusp of realizing them.
“It’s something that I’ve always dreamed about and always work hard toward. And for it to finally almost be here,” Winfield said, “I’m just super anxious and excited to see where I end up going.”
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Winfield’s agent, Chafie Fields, played against the elder Winfield in a high school all-star game and in college when Fields was at Penn State. In many ways, Fields views Winfield Jr. as his father’s “clone.” But the agent notes the often overlooked impact mom Erniece Winfield has had.
“Everybody always wants to hear about my dad, and they really don’t want to hear too much about my mom, but she is really the reason why I’m here today,” Winfield said. “… She had to assume the role of being the stay-at-home wife to take care of her three boys while my dad was at work. And she was the one that really held the family together.”
One good aspect of this current situation is Mom has all of her sons back under her roof. And when her eldest isn’t training, the family can play board games or cards, even watch old home movies of when the kids were babies.
That’s pretty much when Winfield Jr.’s NFL aspirations first started to percolate. Now, at 21, he’s on the cusp of realizing them.
“It’s something that I’ve always dreamed about and always work hard toward. And for it to finally almost be here,” Winfield said, “I’m just super anxious and excited to see where I end up going.”
Antoine Winfield Jr. could become first Gophers football player drafted in first round since 2006
Safety Antoine Winfield Jr., who will watch the draft in Texas with his family, is also trying to follow in the footsteps of his father, a first-round pick in 1999.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
