Update On Antoine Winfield Injury
December 9th, 2024
Knee injury information.
Well, it’s not good but it’s not a disaster, either.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles offered an update today on the knee injury of All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield. Sounds like he may miss a game or two.
Bowles said Winfield has “a knee sprain,” and “will be out a little while.” Bowles added Winfield may be out “a couple of weeks.”
Based on knee sprains that Vita Vea and Tristan Wirfs had this year, Winfield could miss two games.
Vea missed one game with a knee sprain he suffered at Detroit. Wirfs had a knee sprain playing against San Francisco and missed the Giants game, which came after a bye week.
It’s not good news. But it could have been a whole lot worse.
December 9th, 2024 at 12:41 pm
Maybe he heals a little faster being a smaller dude. Idk. Joe any word on Mike Edwards and that hamstring? Seems like just about every player on the team has missed some amount of time with a dam hamstring. Like did these guys forget how to stretch lol
December 9th, 2024 at 12:49 pm
Hopefully it heals his foot up too.
December 9th, 2024 at 12:54 pm
Go count your money Winfield, REGRESSION MUCH?
December 9th, 2024 at 12:54 pm
Could be somewhat of a blessing if it gets his foot right.
December 9th, 2024 at 1:20 pm
Marcus Banks impressed enough in preseason to keep him on the team and hits like a freight train, so give the guy a shot-we could sure use a thumper at Safety.
December 9th, 2024 at 1:31 pm
Disaster season for 31 – he got the bag, then the injury bug.
It sucks to get almost nothing from the highest paid DB in the league.
Hopefully he can get back to where he was last year.
December 9th, 2024 at 1:31 pm
Maybe he’ll heal up to last year’s form
December 9th, 2024 at 1:32 pm
Why do we have guys like banks on the ps, and not call up. I’m starting my to question why we keep guys on a PS.
December 9th, 2024 at 1:39 pm
31 been hurt all season how can you regress when you’re playing hurt
December 9th, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Man, another injury. This is getting ridiculous for the Bucs.
December 9th, 2024 at 1:46 pm
From #1bucsfan: “Seems like just about every player on the team has missed some amount of time with a dam hamstring.”
Is this an issue of players not keeping their bodies healthy or bad strategy on the part of the trainers?
December 9th, 2024 at 1:59 pm
Wouldn´t be surprised is some fans blame Bowles on AW injury…..
Some fans and some so called journalists, are simply pathetic
December 9th, 2024 at 2:07 pm
I’d be curious to know if Licht is regretting the AWJ contract. Yes, tons of injuries this year, but its hard to blame all of his bad play on a foot injury. There have been some very bad plays that simply looked like business decisions.
December 9th, 2024 at 2:28 pm
ElioT – nailed it. Winfield seems like a good guy, but…yeah. Complete disaster year. Injured, and has not played well when he has actually been available in a year when they’ve needed him MOST.
December 9th, 2024 at 2:30 pm
I don’t get the hate for Winfield. How soon folks forget. Winfield had one of the greatest seasons ever for a Buccaneer defensive player– EVER last year.
There was no way way he was going to match last season. We saw that with every Buccaneer defender who had great seasons.
To imply that Winfield took money and then somehow is not working hard shows the lack of understanding.
December 9th, 2024 at 3:10 pm
I don’t think Winfield has been right all season. His play has taken a step down probably because of Injuries or the fact that he already got paid. He just doesn’t seem like that guy that just shuts it down after getting paid though. So my guess he has had nagging injuries all season.
December 9th, 2024 at 3:22 pm
Veteran defense so we’ll be ok for two weeks. Seems like the tone changed, most Bucs fans were saying this was an automatic L anyway. It’s not like they’ll let Justin Herbert throw for 509 like when Winfield was hurt against the falcons
December 9th, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Bills cut Nicholas Morrow, has starting experience in the league at LB. Better than what Vi Jones showed Sunday but guessing Bowles’s system is “too complicated” meaning you need a whole offseason to learn…..lol
December 9th, 2024 at 3:27 pm
cant wait to see how this is on Bowles
December 9th, 2024 at 4:12 pm
Maybe he shouldn’t have been on the field anyway playing already injured cuz he was playing like ash. Go bucs
December 9th, 2024 at 4:21 pm
Scott Smiths saying 4 weeks
December 9th, 2024 at 4:30 pm
geno711 Says:
December 9th, 2024 at 2:30 pm
I don’t get the hate for Winfield. How soon folks forget. Winfield had one of the greatest seasons ever for a Buccaneer defensive player– EVER last year.
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Regression — a return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving
geno… I made that point last year when all the Haters were saying Mayfield was going to regress. I stated that it was the other 3 big signings that would regress for one reason or another, not Mayfield. People castigated me for making the point you just made.
But still, it is a regression, doesn’t matter that he is hurt his play and the dollars that go with that has not been a bargain at all. Mayfield is a big bargain, Evans not so much, Wirfs is coming around to break even. Again, it does not matter if injury has occurred is it a better or worse state from last year.
December 9th, 2024 at 4:59 pm
Oh Geno Geno, with great pay comes great expectations. Thats the gig. When you’re great then the expectation is to, you know, be great and be available. It’s not personal dude, and hes like 24/25 yrs old or whatever, there is no reason at all why he can’t replicate last season. Not trying to hear about how life isn’t fair or whatever. Pressure is a privilege
December 9th, 2024 at 5:06 pm
What are you talking about he was playing injured lol wild privilege lol silly
December 9th, 2024 at 5:38 pm
Honestly this is good news! It is late in the year for worse injuries as it would affect next season. Glad this is all it is. The rest will do him good. Hope we have a safety next week especially against the Chargers.
December 9th, 2024 at 6:36 pm
That kid does not have the take the money and loaf mentality!! He’s a baller and will be for years to come…this sites fans are mostly ridiculous! I never am on the live comment link during games, cause one I’m watching and not texting like a teenager and when game is done I’ll sometimes scroll through thread for a laugh. Man the world is over themes are comical! Bench him, cut him, G.M sucks…Baker blows, Bowles shouldn’t be allowed back in the building (I sometimes agree with that one) blah blah blah, and then we go on to win and cover spread and last posts are how we’re playoff bound and can beat anybody! Beyond fickle and defeatist at best
December 9th, 2024 at 6:58 pm
He’s been bad all season probably due to injuries. just sit him down for the next four weeks and maybe he can be himself for the playoffs
December 9th, 2024 at 7:09 pm
Small guy in lots of big collisions.
December 9th, 2024 at 8:12 pm
I love it when people try to make up something that’s not really going on……. I haven’t heard a bunch of Winfield hate but you can’t take the number one safety in the NFL designation get #1 money and then play like maybe the 15th best safety in the league……………. Newsflash to any mathematicians out there, but you can’t pay number one position money to players and have them missing time and not playing number one ball without it hurting your salary cap situation. The boxer handicap 35 to 40,000,000 from Brady and have little so passionate fans wanna see a number one salary on the field and performing like a top three player At that players respect the position……….. Because if they’re not your salary cap handicaped and you’re probably not going anywhere in the playoffs that simple………….. When Hutchinson sign his big deal on Detroit, they will not be able to afford him being out. They will not have the depth to compensate.
December 9th, 2024 at 8:24 pm
Of course there was regression. It was one of the 10 greatest seasons by any Buccaneer defender ever.
I did not say there was not regression, I said I do not understand the hate.
By the way, over his career, Winfield has over played his salary compared to most Bucs.
We will see at the end of this contract whether he was overpaid for his career. I for one am betting on Winfield and against the haters.
December 9th, 2024 at 9:15 pm
He’s been playing hurt, he plays every game like it’s the superbowl. Hamstring injuries though? Happens way too often, seriously are they stretching?
December 9th, 2024 at 10:13 pm
Just a down year. Happening to Kyle Hamilton, happen to Buddha Baker a few times, Minkah a couple of years ago. I don’t think AW will become some Bob Sanders and get hurt every year.
December 9th, 2024 at 11:54 pm
Why do Bucs players drop like flies after signing a huge contract? Bern’s and Mons Venus are not that interesting.
December 10th, 2024 at 12:38 am
bring aqib talib and gronk back ??? 🙂
December 10th, 2024 at 12:38 am
yes adam, for absolutely no reason bring them back bro
December 10th, 2024 at 1:00 am
It’s FOOTBALL. So, I’m pretty sure that the Bucs were FULLY aware of the risks of ‘injury’ when they signed him. It. Happens. What do you think their other option was then? To just let him WALK… Franchise him and THEN try to trade him (with the hindsight of 20/20 vision), KNOWING that he’d get hurt!? Come on, Man! He’s NOT ‘that guy’ who’s just going to lie down like that, AFTER being paid… And, we’ve GOT HIM for several more years to come. So, get over it. Move on. It is what it is. He’s banged-up. NEXT. “Kidfloflo” hit the nail on the head 💯 and is why I rarely, even ‘look’ or comment on here, anymore. It’s all just the same old CRAP being ‘spewed’ everyday, all day long, by the same old morons. It’s like, blah, blah, blah (over and over & again and again, the same CRAP)… Who Cares. And Marcus Banks SUCKS, by the way. Just AWFUL. Horrible.
December 10th, 2024 at 1:09 am
Hell, now we’ve got people on here talking back and forth with themselves LoL. THIS is where we are. Haha. As if all the ‘bad takes’ weren’t already enough. Lmao
December 10th, 2024 at 8:55 am
Guys like Melvin junior, and kidfloflo, likely cried themselves to sleep last night. Taking it so personally and finding it so offensive that people are pointing out the FACT that he has not played well this yr. The rabid, vociferous defense as if we’re speaking ill of a family member by calling your mom a whore or something is quite something. Over use of the word “hater” is also quite something, you guys have to be like 21 with no capacity for rational discourse. Get over yourselves, Winfield hasn’t played up to his standard and he’s been in and out of the lineup. Spot the lie. Boo hoo about it all you want but that’s what it is
December 10th, 2024 at 9:00 am
Tucker – your comment truly exemplifies loser mentality. If you’re available, and you’re playing, then you’re held to a standard. This applies to all facets in life. You’re a crybaby that wants to live in a bubble and have the government take care of you
December 11th, 2024 at 11:56 am
Antoine gets injured during the season and can’t play to his best potential and the only thing you got to say is he got his bag. SMH. The nerve of the fans. The man is dealing with the fact he can’t play and can’t do what he loves. But yet, he’s got the “bag”. Ignorance for real is real. Let that man heal and get back on the field so he can do what he loves – playing football. Reserve judgement for your maker!
Knuck if you Buc!