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Royally screwed?
Generally, for someone to be named All-Pro, a guy has to make a lot of splash plays. Or just be quietly dominant.
Two years ago Bucs safety Antoine Winfield was both. He played the position about as well as one can play it and he also made a ton of splash plays, including a pair of plays where he punched the ball out as a ballcarrier was about the cross the goal line saving the Bucs touchdowns.
Winfield is playing pretty darn close to his 2023 level this season. And on Sunday he would have had a game for the ages. Winfield had both a pick-six and a strip-and-score called back, both on questionable calls.
The strip-and-score the zebras claimed an official blew a whistle. To this moment, FOX, which broadcast the game, can produce audio that detects any whistle blown.
The pick-six, the zebras claimed Winfield was down by contact, which was a dubious call.
Having a game with two defensive touchdowns would certainly have gotten people’s attention across the league. That’s the kind of stuff where legends take over games.
Those type of plays get people’s attention and they stick in one’s memory. That’s how guys get named All-Pro.
Joe has to wonder, unless Winfield pulls off the same thing against the Rams in four weeks on _Sunday Night Football_ before the eyes of the nation, if those two touchdowns getting erased from the record books in New Orleans turns out to haunt Winfield in his quest for a second All-Pro season.
And Joe is also confident Winfield has a bonus clause in his contract that he gets extra Team Glazer loot if he’s named All-Pro.