Kellen Winslow II Kellen Boswell Winslow II ( born July 21 , 1983 ) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at the University of Miami , where he earned All - American honors and was recognized as the top college tight end . He was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the sixth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft . He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Seattle Seahawks , and the New England Patriots . Early years . Winslow was born in San Diego , California , the son of San Diego Chargers tight end Kellen Winslow , a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . He attended Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego , and played for the Scripps Ranch Falcons high school football team . College career . Winslow enrolled at the University of Miami , where he played for coach Larry Coker ' s Miami Hurricanes football team from 2001 to 2003 . Freshman Season . During his freshman season , he backed up All - American tight end Jeremy Shockey and played largely on special teams , and was one of four true freshmen to play during the Hurricanes ' 2001 run to the BCS National Championship , the others being future NFL stars Frank Gore , Vince Wilfork , and Sean Taylor . Sophomore Season . After Shockey ' s departure for the 2002 NFL Draft , Winslow became the starter at Tight End and was named a finalist for the Mackey Award and named a first - team All - American by CNNSI . com , setting Miami records for a Tight End with 57 receptions for 726 yards and 8 touchdowns . His best game came during the 2003 Fiesta Bowl , which was the site of the BCS National Championship game that year , in which Winslow caught 11 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown . The Hurricanes fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes , 31 - 24 . Junior Season . Despite a slight drop in production during his junior season , in which Winslow caught 60 passes for 605 yards and 1 touchdown , he won the John Mackey Award as the nation ' s best collegiate tight end , and was he was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American , after receiving first - team honors from the Associated Press and other national selector organizations . After the season , Winslow decided to forgo his senior season and declared himself eligible for the 2004 NFL Draft . " I ' m a Soldier " Controversy . Winslow received national attention following a 2003 University of Miami loss to the Tennessee Volunteers . During a sweep play for Miami wide receiver / cornerback Devin Hester , Winslow blocked two Volunteers , effectively taking both defenders out of the play . When questioned during the media session following the game , Winslow referred to himself as a " fucking soldier " . He later apologized for the remarks that garnered national attention . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . Winslow was drafted by the Browns out of the University of Miami with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft . Cleveland head coach Butch Davis was also the coach who recruited Winslow to the University of Miami before leaving for the NFL prior to ever coaching Winslow in college . Winslow would eventually choose sports agents Carl and Kevin Poston of Professional Sports Planning Inc . ( PSP ) to represent him at the negotiating table . The Poston brothers - whose clients at the time also included Orlando Pace and Charles Woodson - seemed an odd choice . Although respected in many circles for their ability to secure hefty contracts for their clients , the pair had developed difficult working relationships with several teams , league executives and the NFL Players ' Association . In March 2006 , Carl Poston was suspended for two years by the NFLPA disciplinary committee after admitting that he had not read the contract of Washington Redskins ' linebacker LaVar Arrington , which did not include an agreed upon $ 6 . 5 million bonus . Eventually , the Postons secured a six - year $ 40 million deal for Winslow , including a $ 16 . 5 million signing bonus . 2004 leg injury . Winslow was expected to give the Cleveland offense an immediate boost . Two games into his rookie season , however , he suffered a broken right fibula , which cost him $ 5 . 3 million in incentive bonuses . The injury kept him on the sidelines for the remainder of the year after having only recorded five catches for 50 yards . After two operations on the injured leg , Winslow made a full and complete recovery . 2005 motorcycle accident . On May 1 , 2005 , Winslow suffered another leg injury when he was thrown from his Suzuki GSX - R750 motorcycle while riding in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake . Winslow sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was placed on the " Physically Unable - to - Perform ( Non Football Injury ) " list for the 2005 season . Winslow would later fight off a six - week staph infection that resulted from the injury . 2006 season . Winslow attended the Browns ' 2006 training camp and pronounced himself ready to play . The Associated Press reported in August 2006 that Winslow said that , even at 90 percent , he was superior to every other NFL tight end . " I hate to be brash " , Winslow said . " But I think my 90 percent is still better than every tight end out there . " In the opening game of the 2006 NFL season against the New Orleans Saints , Winslow recorded his first NFL touchdown , scoring on an 18 - yard pass from quarterback Charlie Frye . Winslow emerged as a reliable target for Cleveland , finishing the year with 89 receptions , the most at his position on the season , which also tied Ozzie Newsome ' s all - time franchise record for receptions in a season . Winslow underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee January 31 , 2007 at the Cleveland Clinic in an attempt to further repair cartilage damage sustained in the motorcycle accident in 2005 . 2007 season . He had a successful season and finished with 82 receptions for 1 , 106 yards and five touchdowns . On December 18 , Winslow was named as a first alternate for the 2008 Pro Bowl On February 4 , Antonio Gates of the San Diego Chargers announced he would not be attending the Pro Bowl due to injury . This paved the way for Winslow to make his first trip to the Pro Bowl . Winslow was one of 6 Browns selected that season . The Browns also had their most successful season in recent memory . For the first time since 1994 , Cleveland eclipsed double - digit wins with a 10 - 6 record . The Browns narrowly missed 2007 - 08 NFL playoffs and were the only 9 + win team not to qualify for the NFL ' s postseason tournament . Cleveland has not won more than 5 games in a season since 2007 . 2008 season . During the 2008 season , Winslow was hospitalized with a staph infection . Winslow then openly criticized former GM Phil Savage about not fixing the infection problem ( the Browns have had seven cases of staph infection in the last few years ) , and trying to hide the injury . Savage responded by suspending him for a week ; owner Randy Lerner later apologized to Winslow and rescinded the suspension . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Winslow was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on February 27 , 2009 for their 2nd round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and their 5th round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft . He received the biggest contract for a tight end in NFL history with a 6 - year , $ 36 million deal . 2009 Season . Winslow went on to a record - breaking season with the Buccaneers in his first year with the team , including single - season franchise records for a tight end in receptions ( 77 ) and receiving yards ( 884 ) . His 77 catches led the team that season . 2010 Season . In his second year with the Buccaneers , he led the team in receptions with 66 , for 730 yards and scored 5 touchdowns . The Bucs finished 10 - 6 in a rugged NFC South that included the Atlanta Falcons , who finished 13 - 3 , and the New Orleans Saints , who finished 11 - 5 . The division was the only in the NFL to have three teams post double - digit wins in 2010 . However , the Bucs narrowly missed the 2010 - 11 NFL playoffs . The Green Bay Packers , who had an identical 10 - 6 record , went on to win the Super Bowl that year . 2011 Season . Once again Winslow led the team in receptions in his third season with the Buccaneers , recording 75 receptions for 763 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns . Despite a strong outing in 2010 and a strong start in 2011 , the Bucs finished 4 - 12 . On May 21 , 2012 , Winslow announced that the Buccaneers had informed him that he would either be traded or released . It was also reported that Winslow had been directed not to attend organized team activities ( ' OTAs ' ) while a trade was pursued , contradicting earlier reports that Winslow refused to participate in OTAs . Seattle Seahawks . 2012 Season . Winslow was traded to the Seattle Seahawks on May 22 , 2012 . Winslow was waived by the Seahawks on September 1 , 2012 . He declined to reduce his salary so the Seahawks released him . New England Patriots . Winslow signed with the New England Patriots on September 18 , 2012 . He then asked for his release and was granted it on September 27 , 2012 , after only playing in one game . New York Jets . Winslow was invited to attend the New York Jets ' mini - camp for a three - day tryout . Winslow subsequently signed a one - year contract on June 14 , 2013 after general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan praised Winslow ' s performance . On October 11 , 2013 , Winslow was suspended for four games for violating the NFL ' s policy on performance - enhancing substance s . A month later , Winslow was arrested in East Hanover for possession of synthetic marijuana after a woman called 911 to report a man masturbating in a car in a parking lot . Personal life . He was married on June 15 , 2006 to wife Janelle . The couple welcomed their first son Jalen Maximus Winslow in February 2011 , and daughter Juliana Arielle Winslow August 2013 . On October 17 , 2006 , Kellen ' s half brother Justin Winslow died with no cause of death reported . He was 23 years of age and was found unconscious by his mother . Kellen II and Justin are the only sons of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow . Winslow is also known to be an avid music fan , and DJs quite regularly when he has the time . He ' s performed at venues in Miami , San Diego and Las Vegas . Winslow also appeared on ABC ' s Good Morning America as the celebrity DJ of the week in January 2013 . Winslow was charged with drug possession in January 2014 .