Browns trade Kellen Winslow to Bucs
According to a report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Buccaneers for undisclosed draft picks. Rotoworld.com speculates that Cleveland could be getting a second and a late round pick in the trade.
This is a bold move by Tampa. Signing him to a new contract won’t be an issue because the Bucs have loads of cap space (the most in the NFL, in fact), but their quarterback situation is still unsettled and the bigger problem is that Winslow can’t stay healthy. He is also a head case that has the ability to disrupt a locker room, came down with a case of the dropsies last year and if he feels that he’s not getting the ball enough, there’s no shortage of bitching.
Still, Winslow is a talented player and at 25, he has a lot of football ahead of him if he can stay healthy. Tight end was also a major need for the Bucs and acquiring Winslow should only help Antonio Bryant on the outside. And hey, there’s no doubt Tampa got a solider! (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
As for the Browns, this was a good move. Winslow had already expressed his desire to leave Cleveland and given his health concerns, his trade value was sure to diminish the longer the Browns hung onto him. Cleveland was also in major need of draft picks after former GM Phil Savage handed them out like gentlemen’s club fliers on the Vegas strip last offseason.
The Browns traded up in the 2008 draft to select former Missouri tight end Martin Rucker in the fourth round, but he has knee issues and couldn’t pass Darnell Dinkins on the depth chart last season. In other words, expect the Browns to address the position this offseason. The best available free agent would be L.J. Smith (Eagles), who is also rumored to be on the Falcons’ radar.
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Tags: Cleveland Browns, Drnell Dinkins, Kellen Winslow, Kellen Winslow Jr. rumors, Phil Savage
I liked Winslow, buthis knee problems made him a big liability in the running game. The Browns had their best games on offense when he was hurt last season.
I hope they got a 2nd rounder. Anything less would make this a bad trade.
The Plain Dealer is reporting that the Browns will get a second rounder in 2009 and a fifth in 2010. I would rather have seen them get two picks this year, but as long as they got the 2nd this year, it’s a good deal for the Browns. I actually liked Winslow too and thought he was a convenient scapegoat last year for a team that had issues from the top down, but it’s probably best to cut ties at this point, considering the history.
I don’t think we’d be able to find a player of his value in the 2nd round anyway, so I’m happy about this.
good move. This will hopefully be the start.
Who is going to throw him the ball ?
This was a great move for tampa bay..this now makes a nightmare for defenders for now you have K2 and jeremy stevens and with the stellar year that antonio had last year…
Here is something to think about…i read something on espn.com that eric mangini is not the biggest fan of brady quinn…Could tampa who tried to trade 1st and 3rd round picks for cutler maybe make a play for quinn??? just some food for thought.