Winters practiced with the team during its morning walk-through on Thursday and then left for New York around 1 p.m. The funeral and burial are scheduled for Saturday in Union City, N.J., Winters' boyhood home. It was a shock.
Nobody's ever ready for death, especially with someone so young.
Frankie's very tough. He participated in all the drills and showed no lack of concentration or focus. Lovat said Winters informed him of the situation before practice Wednesday. We consoled him and wished him the best. Winters, who will turn 33 Thursday, is scheduled to meet the team in New Orleans on Sunday, one week before the Super Bowl.