Antoine Winfield, Jr. Says Bruce Arians Was Angry About The Peace Sign
April 15th, 2021
Joe’s a big fan of the No. 45 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The guy even managed to thrive without preseason games and spring practices. Imagine that?
Safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. opened up yesterday on the Behind The Mask Podcast and shared that his famous peace-sign flash to Tyreek Hill that put an exclamation point on the Bucs’ Super Bowl win didn’t go over well initially on the Tampa Bay sidelines.
Winfield revealed that he got chewed out by Bucco Bruce Arians when he came off the field because Arians thought the taunting gift-wrapped the Chiefs a first down. It didn’t because it came after the turnover on downs.
”Coach was pissed,” Winfield explained, noting Arians was fine once he realized the Chiefs wouldn’t get the football.
Seeing highlights of Tyreek Hill dropping the peace sign for two weeks on ESPN after the Bucs-Chiefs November game really stuck in Winfield’s craw, he said. But returning the favor to Hill wasn’t planned, Winfield insisted, “just a heat-of-the-moment kind of thing.”
Winfield shared other nuggets, including how he was crazy competitive with his NFL-cornerback dad growing up, finally beating him in a race when he was 17 years old and soon after was beating him in basketball and other sports.
No, Winfield is not troubled because he didn’t win Defensive Rookie Of The Year. Winfield said Chase Young can enjoy it, as he got the Lombardi Trophy he wanted instead.
Interestingly, Winfield said the playoff win in New Orleans was sort of the moment he had deep belief the Bucs could win the Super Bowl, and Winfield added that the Bucs’ confidence in practice before the Super Bowl — and on gameday — was like nothing he had ever experienced. He called it a “completely different mentality.”
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April 15th, 2021 at 9:35 am
Loved it! if it was a penalty it would be different, but it was icing on the cake.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:42 am
You got to love the expression on Winfield’s face.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:43 am
i was so hype when he threw the peace sign!!!!…lol…
GO BUCS!!!!
April 15th, 2021 at 9:44 am
Gadzooks, these stories give me pure joy. What a loveable team
April 15th, 2021 at 9:44 am
Fabulous iconic moment and one that Buccaneer fans will cherish for yers to come. Frankly, I’d like to see a statue of that monet at One Buc.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:44 am
I think Arians should have known that it didn’t give the Chiefs a first down. I believe he’s challenged calls in the past that he couldn’t challenge and purposefully backed up his kicker for a (missed) game winning field goal attempt. –In the end though, he’s a great SB winning coach.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:45 am
Fabulous iconic moment and one that Buccaneer fans will cherish for yers to come. Frankly, I’d like to see a statue of that monet at One Buc.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:48 am
I absolutely LOVED it, and why did Tyreek Hill not get flagged for taunting when he threw it ?
What about Tyreek Hill grabbing the field phone at our Stadium, and calling for Help ?
The Look on Tyreek’s face was Priceless!
April 15th, 2021 at 9:49 am
Love this kid. Watched his dad play and man no disrespect to sr but this kid is already as good as his dad is and his only got 1 year under his belt
April 15th, 2021 at 9:55 am
Quickly becoming one of my favorite buc players
April 15th, 2021 at 9:56 am
The Peace sign from Winfield made this Super Bowl memorable!
April 15th, 2021 at 10:01 am
I too thought he gifted them a first down
April 15th, 2021 at 10:02 am
My son played against his little brother in little league about 4 years ago . His little brother ran a 4.6 in the 40 at 10 years old . His pops got them boys ready . I didn’t like the pick at the time because of his height. But now I’m glad we drafted him !!
April 15th, 2021 at 10:11 am
Winfield added that the Bucs’ confidence in practice before the Super Bowl — and on gameday — was like nothing he had ever experienced. He called it a “completely different mentality.”
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We’ve heard what Brady was saying during warm-ups before the SB; “We know all the answers to the test, we just have to execute!”. Brady had these guys so confident, there was no way they were going to lose.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:16 am
funny Tyreek Peaced out everyone and he never got a fine.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:20 am
I agree John. That would make a great statue at Ray Jay. I know it makes a good screen saver.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:21 am
Just like Ronde’s play in Philly when the Bucs burnt down the Vet, Winfield will always be remembered for his famous piece sign. He will forever live rent free in Tyreek Hill’s mind.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:28 am
Go for two ✌🏻
April 15th, 2021 at 10:29 am
That’s the best picture of the season. You can see Cheetah is looking right at it.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:31 am
It was an iconic moment for a young rookie. I am proud he did that we have taken enough abuse and its time to dish it back out!!!! Dont back down Antoine you did the right thing man. Taunting is not good but when its in retaliation I have zero problem with it. Now Hill wont be so cocky if they make it back to see us again!!!!
April 15th, 2021 at 10:36 am
I know we are still all in celebration mode, but there have been MANY instances where BA doesn’t know the rules of the game…. Yeah, I’m still haunted by back-to-back timeouts in a game-deciding situation.
April 15th, 2021 at 10:38 am
Going for ✌️In a row, Baby!!!!
Go Bucs!!!
April 15th, 2021 at 10:46 am
This dude is special. I wanted a RB 2nd round last year but I stand corrected! Great job, Jason Licht!
April 15th, 2021 at 11:28 am
“Winfield said Chase Young can enjoy it, as he got the Lombardi Trophy he wanted instead.”
It seems many players have taken up the Brady mentality when it comes to accolades vs the Lombardi.
This has all been fun and there’s still more to come.
So excited!
April 15th, 2021 at 11:44 am
Greatest peace sign I’ve seen. Took me till the Green Bay game to think we would win the SB.
April 15th, 2021 at 11:45 am
My thought exactly:
Buc4evr Says:
April 15th, 2021 at 10:21 am
Just like Ronde’s play in Philly when the Bucs burnt down the Vet, Winfield will always be remembered for his famous piece sign. He will forever live rent-free in Tyreek Hill’s mind.
April 15th, 2021 at 11:47 am
Just like when Ronde Barber said, “Pro Bowl, my ass. I’m going to San Diego!”
Buc1987 Says:
April 15th, 2021 at 11:28 am
“Winfield said Chase Young can enjoy it, as he got the Lombardi Trophy he wanted instead.”
It seems many players have taken up the Brady mentality when it comes to accolades vs the Lombardi.
This has all been fun and there’s still more to come.
So excited!
April 15th, 2021 at 11:56 am
I’m sorry, I loved that! I seriously (and my wife does too!) want that picture blown up huge and stuck in a frame on my living room wall. It’s priceless!
April 15th, 2021 at 12:01 pm
Like BA…I was jittery until it was deemed a post possession foul. This young man saved the season vs The Saints and helped win the Giant & 2nd Falcon game. A great pick as it turns out.
April 15th, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Yeah–this is a good read!
April 15th, 2021 at 12:46 pm
The Winfield ‘peace-sign’ photo is our equivalent of Neil Leifer’s epic snapshot of
Ali towering over a knocked-out Sonny Liston!
April 15th, 2021 at 2:40 pm
When the Bucs beat the Saints, I had ZERO doubt they would beat the Packers. People asked me in the week leading up to the NFCC game who I thought was going to win and I said “the Bucs didn’t beat the Saints IN NEW ORLEANS and END Drew Brees’s career just to lose to a bunch of overrated Cheeseheads who beat up a weak division.”
April 15th, 2021 at 3:43 pm
Best Picture of the Year! NFL or elsewhere
April 15th, 2021 at 4:23 pm
Tom didn’t know what down it was in Chicago, if Bruce doesn’t know all the rules and can win the Superbowl it is fine by me.
April 15th, 2021 at 4:42 pm
That moment was simply AWESOME ! A taunt to an A+ Taunter ! Shoved it right back in Hills dejected face ! I absolutely LOVED that !
April 15th, 2021 at 4:58 pm
I want a Bucs T-shirt with Winfield and his peace sign. When is some capitalist entrepreneur going to get to it???
April 15th, 2021 at 5:45 pm
My new favorite player. Hopefully for the next 15-20years.
April 15th, 2021 at 5:55 pm
I would have been OK with just one finger.
April 15th, 2021 at 6:36 pm
What IrishMist said:)
April 15th, 2021 at 7:06 pm
Got to say Hill took it as good as.he gives it. Great moment. Big deal even if it was a penalty, they weren’t coming back it was the end if the game. Hill no flag for his peace signs and no time for breaking his kids arm. The man us bullet proof.
April 15th, 2021 at 7:15 pm
Instead of a peace sign it’s more like dropping a deuce on them
April 15th, 2021 at 8:22 pm
I didn’t see any penalty on Hill’s several peace sign against Bucs.
April 15th, 2021 at 9:38 pm
Ha! 🙂
April 15th, 2021 at 9:41 pm
The peace sign is one of the most iconic moments in franchise history.
April 16th, 2021 at 1:53 am
At first I was pissed, thought they were getting the ball back,,then I was ecstatic,,was explaining that to my girl that Cheetah did it to us in the first game,, couldn’t remember a flag then,, CLASSIC
April 16th, 2021 at 3:28 am
And the best thing is, whenever the other guy flashes the sign again, every TV channel will show this scene from SB LV! Safe bet Winfield retired Hill’s former trademark sign forever! 😀
April 16th, 2021 at 5:48 am
Deuces✌…
Loved it
April 17th, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Beats flipping KC a bird.