Bucs Make Antoine Winfield Jr. Highest-Paid DB in NFL History: Report

Getty Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made safety Antoine Winfield Jr. the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history, according to a post on X from ESPN’s Adam Schefter on May 13.

“Antoine Winfield Jr. is now the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history after he and the Bucs reached agreement on a 4-year, $84.1M deal, per sources,” Schefter wrote. “It’s the first time in modern NFL history that a safety has set this mark.”

Winfield was a second-round pick (No. 45 overall) by the Buccaneers in the 2020 NFL Draft and quickly established himself as one of the best in the league at his position.

Winfield received the franchise tag from the Buccaneers in the offseason, which would have paid him $17.1. million in 2024.