Former Gophers DB Antoine Winfield Jr. anxiously awaits NFL Draft

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It’s been a long journey from emulating his father’s footwork drills in the backyard when he was a kid, but Antoine Winfield Jr is on the doorstep of his ultimate dream – hearing his name called in the NFL Draft.

Click the video box on this page to watch KSTP Sports’ story on Antoine Winfield Jr. awaiting the NFL Draft as well as Chris Long’s full extended interview with Winfield

Winfield has a good chance at being the first Gopher taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since New England took Laurence Maroney with the 21st overall pick in the 2006 Draft.