Kellen Winslow Jr, Played his last NFL Game?

[hagansp]

BROWNS NOT COUNTING ON WINSLOW

In response to a tip that we recently received regarding the condition of Browns tight end Kellen Winslow following microfracture surgery on the knee that he initially injured when he made like Evel Knievel in May 2005, we've checked with a couple of our sources and we've determined that the powers that be in Cleveland are not counting on Winslow to be available for the 2007.

"There really is a good chance he won't play this season," a league source told us.

The bigger question, as the source pointed out, is why didn't the Browns shut Winslow down earlier in the 2006 season? They were out of the playoff hunt, and yet Winslow (to the pleasure of fantasy owners only) continued to play despite being listed as questionable nearly every week due to his knee.

"I would have made him have the surgery earlier to make sure he'd be ready for this upcoming season," said the source.

But there are also whispers that, in the wake of the procedure for creating scar tissue that will simulate knee cartilage, Winslow might never be able to play again.

[NiteWolf777]

ya hate to see this happen to anyone, but, if nothing else it will serve as a reminder to all pro sports players that they are not invincible...

[doniceage]

Well remember he the best tight end out there according to his biggest fan (HIMSELF). I hate to see anyone end their career but I rather see someone like him go out of the game than someone who is a good guy not a KNOW IT ALL.

DON

[randallcards]

ya hate to see this happen to anyone, but, if nothing else it will serve as a reminder to all pro sports players that they are not invincible...

I Thought Jay Williams already did that, but guess K2 missed that

[nadeau01_johnson48]

...you've got to be kidding me.

[randallcards]

...you've got to be kidding me.

wow man Browns just cant catch a break!

[nadeau01_johnson48]

Hey Sean...where'd you see that story at?

B/c I found this on ClevelandBrowns.com

Winslow: ''I'm good, very good''

Zac Jackson, Staff Writer
03.20.2007

Kellen Winslow got at least a little bit of his much needed, much desired time away.
But being back on the rehab trail hasn't drained Winslow's energy or enthusiasm. And not only is Winslow still focused on returning to health, he thinks new Browns' offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski can help him top his record-setting 2006 season when he does.
"I'm good, very good," Winslow said Monday evening, speaking from his Cleveland-area home. "I got some real good news when Coach Chud came back here, and he's going to be real good for the offense. He's going to get everybody on the same page.
"That is a blessing. And I'm excited to get healthy and get to work."
There's probably not much comfortable about some of the rehab exercises Winslow has been doing since undergoing surgery on his right knee January 30. But he does have a comfort level inside Browns Headquarters with the medical staff he's been working with after coming back last offseason from a severe knee injury suffered in a May 1, 2005 motorcycle accident.
He has a similar comfort level with Chudzinski, who was Winslow's offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the three years Winslow spent at the University of Miami and the Browns' tight ends coach in 2004, Winslow's rookie season.
"I definitely have a feel for him, for what kind of coach he is and what he wants to do," Winslow said. "But he's going to bring some new stuff in. It's going to be good.
"I think he's going to want me lining up in a lot of places -- I like that."
Winslow caught a franchise record 89 passes last season while battling through a sore knee and decided on surgery after the season, about 18 months after his initial surgery following the accident.
He said Monday he's been off crutches for nearly two weeks and has been following his rehab program closely.
"I really just started with concentrating on the little things," he said. "I'm following the program that our medical staff laid out for me before we decided to have the surgery. I first need to get the strength back in my leg, then progress from there. It's a step by step process, and my next step is running.
"But I am feeling great. As far as my rehab goes, I am ahead of schedule. I'll be back by training camp, if not before."
Winslow said he's spent most of his time and energy rehabbing and relaxing with his teammates. He said his new Xbox 360 video game system has made him "a hockey guy -- I play with Calgary and Dallas, and I kick everybody's butt."
But Winslow plans to be a full-time football guy again soon. He said he was as surprised as anyone to hear of an Internet report that made its rounds Monday saying Winslow would miss the 2007 season.
"I don't even know where that came from - I don't know who said that," he said. "But I love to prove people wrong. That's fuel for me.
"I'll be back. People continue to count me out, and that lights my fire."

[hagansp]

a man never reveals his sources

WINSLOW SAYS HE'S FINE

At the tail end of a puff piece on the Browns' official web site, tight end Kellen Winslow insists that he'll be ready for the 2007 season.

Of course, the article never acknowledges that Winslow had microfracture surgery earlier in the offseason in order to spark the regeneration of cartilage in his knee.

And though the item makes vague reference to our article from Monday regarding Winslow, the writer erroneously claims that we have reported that Winslow won't play at all in 2007.

We did not. We wrote that the team isn't counting on him for the coming season, and that there's a very good chance that he won't play.

"I don't even know where that came from -- I don't know who said that," Winslow said in response to the report that we didn't report. "But I love to prove people wrong. That's fuel for me. I'll be back. People continue to count me out, and that lights my fire."

Hey, K -- the only reason anyone is counting you out is because of your own stupidity nearly two years ago, when you risked your football career to get a few kicks on a motorcycle.

[UPDATE: Lest there be any confusion on this, we fully stand by our report. We believe that the article on the Browns' official web site was a reaction to rumors of Winslow's inability to return from microfracture surgery, and as in most cases like this we refuse to accept the official word that a team puts out at face value.]




Ok, so my source is profootballtalk.com, they've nailed every rumor for the last 2 yrs...and im stickin with them.

[nadeau01_johnson48]

...Of course, the article never acknowledges that Winslow had microfracture surgery earlier in the offseason in order to spark the regeneration of cartilage in his knee.

It doesnt? Sure sounds like it does to me...

...There's probably not much comfortable about some of the rehab exercises Winslow has been doing since undergoing surgery on his right knee January 30....

I don't know...I guess we'll find out come Training Camp if it's all a bunch of BS or not.

[Shezzie]

My oppinion is, the Browns are going to get rid of him soon, and there really isn't any other team out there that wants him, except maybe a team in the AFL, but seriously, look for the Browns to drop him they don't want the liability with him, and the definetly need a player that is going to play, and I look for the browns to draft a TE first in the draft