Winslow's season likely over Jeff Schudel Staff Writer 05/06/2005 Email to a friend Voice your opinion Printer-friendly Multiple sources say right ACL is torn; another says tight end has additional injuries in shoulder Advertisement In their best imitation of Sergeant Schultz, the Browns continue to say they know nothing about Kellen Winslow's diagnosis, but three separate sources confirm the suspicion Winslow's right anterior cruciate ligament is torn and that he is likely to miss the entire 2005 season.In addition to the knee, the 21-year-old tight end also has ligament and tendon damage in his right shoulder, a source said. He faces surgery to repair both injuries. There is also concern Winslow's right kneecap could be damaged.Winslow has been hospitalized since Sunday night after crashing his motorcycle into a curb at 35 mph, flying over the handlebars, and landing 16 feet from his wrecked Suzuki in dirt and branches after first hitting a small tree hard enough to tear it from the ground, according to police reports.The source described Winslow's internal injuries from the accident as a punctured lung and a bruised kidney. Though the Browns have never identified the internal injuries they admitted exist in a release Monday, they did say in a release Thursday that the internal injuries are improving.Privately, some within the Browns organization are concerned Winslow might never be the player he was expected to be when former coach Butch Davis drafted him with the sixth pick in the first round in 2004 because the injured knee is part of the same leg he hurt last year playing football.Winslow, 6-4, 250 pounds, never had injury problems in three seasons at the University of Miami (he left after his junior season), but since turning pro, his career has been as downhill as the first drop on a roller coaster.Winslow's troubles began in minicamp of June 2004, when he said it didn't matter if he got to training camp on time because he could study the playbook on his own time - an attitude that did not thrill management. He held out and got a six-year, $40 million contract - a record for a tight end.So far all the Browns have for their money is five catches. Winslow was injured in the second game last year during an onside kick Sept. 19 in Dallas. At first, the injury was diagnosed as a routine fractured fibula - if there is such a thing. He was supposed to be back on the field no more than eight weeks later.Within a week, however, doctors discovered a torn ligament connecting the fibula to the ankle and a second, trickier, surgery was required. That ended his rookie season after just two games.Winslow was still rehabilitating from the injuries sustained in Dallas right up to the time he crashed his motorcycle. The Browns were hopeful he would be 100 percent by the start of training camp in July. ©The News-Herald 2005
For some reason that just made me laugh.Now for the more serious part. I really cannot understand why someone would take the kind of risks he's taken. I'm sure some others have done so as well but getting on a motorcycle and riding normally is one thing, taking unessacary risks by doing things like wheelies is another. Obviuosly he's paying the price.
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. Emmitt is a class act, you never heard of him doing anything illegal or immoral.
He took his helmet off when it was legal to do so and stopped doing it when they changed the rule.
KWII must of had a stand by take the Wunderlich at the combine.
J
