July 29, 2024
ANALYSIS
Winfield, who signed a four-year, $84.1 million extension this offseason, is already a bona fide star, but it would be fair to say Whitehead played a significant role in the star safety's NFL foundation when they played together during Winfield's first two seasons. Whitehead is now back in Tampa Bay after two impressive seasons with the Jets, and Winfield is already thriving with his old teammate back by his side. "They're both playing off each other, talking to each other, figuring out what they want to do disguise-wise," safeties coach Nick Rapone said. "Yeah, it's exactly what we thought it would be."