Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield has decided to join the team for the last two offseason practices.
All it took, apparently, was a few quality conversations with coach Brad Childress.
Winfield showed up for Minnesota's mandatory minicamp two weeks ago, but until now has declined to participate in the series of late-spring noncontact workouts known around the league as organized team activities -- or OTAs. The Vikings have two more scheduled for next week, and Winfield told Childress that he'll be there.
"I'm glad he's going to be back," Childress said in a brief phone interview. "He's a seasoned veteran, a good football player and a good person."
Winfield Decides To Join Vikings Practices