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“Antoine Winfield Jr. not mincing words with a not-so subtle shot at Antonio Brown”: Tom Brady and Bucs safety take shots against former diva receiver on social media after clinching the #2 seed

Ashish Priyadarshi
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Antoine Winfield Jr. has never been shy about letting people know how he feels, and maybe, just maybe, him and Tom Brady took shots at Antonio Brown.

The troubled wide receiver made headlines when he left the Buccaneers game vs. the Jets midway through and then went on a tirade where he basically called out the entire organization.

The move has left massive shockwaves in the Bucs organization as they thought everything was fine with AB. They took in the receiver last year when no other team would and wound up winning the Super Bowl with him. It wasn’t meant to be though it looks like.

The Buccaneers have moved on from the bizzare move, but it seems like they haven’t completely forgotten what AB pulled, taking some subtle (or not so subtle if you really think about it) shots at him.

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Antoine Winfield Jr and Tom Brady take shots at Antonio Brown

Going into week 18, the Buccaneers were assured of a playoff spot, but they still had something to play for as the #2 seed was up for grabs. A Rams loss and a Tampa win would secure it for Brady and company, and that’s exactly what happened.

After a slow start, the Buccaneers trounced the Carolina Panthers 41-17, and the 49ers would upset the Rams 27-24 in overtime giving the Buccaneers the #2 seed and at least two home playoff games should they make it that far.

The Buccaneers were in a particularly celebratory mood after the game. This Tampa Bay squad made history by winning 13 games in the year, a franchise record. Brady set the franchise marks for passing yards (5,316) and touchdowns (43), and wide receiver Mike Evans beat his own franchise record for receiving touchdowns in a year with 14.

Antoine Winfield took to social media after the game to commemorate the Buccaneers defense cashing in on a turnover, posting a picture of the crew celebrating in the endzone.

If you take a look at the caption, you’ll notice something very interesting, however, especially if you’ve watched Antonio Brown’s full rant. If you haven’t, Brown mentions the word Kumbaya several times in his tirade, and so clearly, Winfield was taking a shot at the receiver. It’s a clever joke, for sure.

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However, Winfield may not have been the only person to take a shot at Brown. Brady’s made a trend of posting reaction videos on Instagram after every Bucs victory, and the latest one had an interesting song.

The song here is Peety and the lyrics contain the words ‘take your shirt off’ perhaps alluding to Brown taking his jersey off before he stormed off the field.

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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