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Most of his roommates will have exhausted their eligibility after this year, with Coughlin and Martin likely NFL draft picks. Winfield could follow them, forgoing his final two years to become a potential second- or third-rounder, according to Cam Mellor, lead college football analyst at Pro Football Focus.
Fleck joked Tuesday that keeping Winfield was one of his most important recruiting jobs when he came to the Gophers.
"Still is," Fleck said, adding Winfield was coming to his house for dinner Tuesday.
Winfield, though, said his only goal for this season was to stay healthy and prove his past injuries were just flukes. And while it's hard not to think about his future, he admitted, he's just trying to live in the moment and realize that's a decision for later.
The 21-year-old is just enjoying the success, after all the allegations and injuries.
"I think back on those times, and I don't think I would be able to play to my ability that I'm playing now if it wasn't for all the things that happen to me over those years," Winfield said. "And so it's definitely worth it, though. A lot of life lessons that you learn, and I wouldn't change it for anything."
Now, Winfield constantly has a big grin lighting up his face, beaming after making a game-changing play or just quietly to himself.
"Any time I see him, he's just always smiling," Winfield Sr. said. "And he's got every right to do that."
http://www.startribune.com/unfinish...ound-to-reap-this-season-s-rewards/564830692/
Go Gophers!!
Most of his roommates will have exhausted their eligibility after this year, with Coughlin and Martin likely NFL draft picks. Winfield could follow them, forgoing his final two years to become a potential second- or third-rounder, according to Cam Mellor, lead college football analyst at Pro Football Focus.
Fleck joked Tuesday that keeping Winfield was one of his most important recruiting jobs when he came to the Gophers.
"Still is," Fleck said, adding Winfield was coming to his house for dinner Tuesday.
Winfield, though, said his only goal for this season was to stay healthy and prove his past injuries were just flukes. And while it's hard not to think about his future, he admitted, he's just trying to live in the moment and realize that's a decision for later.
The 21-year-old is just enjoying the success, after all the allegations and injuries.
"I think back on those times, and I don't think I would be able to play to my ability that I'm playing now if it wasn't for all the things that happen to me over those years," Winfield said. "And so it's definitely worth it, though. A lot of life lessons that you learn, and I wouldn't change it for anything."
Now, Winfield constantly has a big grin lighting up his face, beaming after making a game-changing play or just quietly to himself.
"Any time I see him, he's just always smiling," Winfield Sr. said. "And he's got every right to do that."
http://www.startribune.com/unfinish...ound-to-reap-this-season-s-rewards/564830692/
Go Gophers!!