Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow said during a radio appearance on Thursday that he thinks he has out-played his contract and that he deserves a raise. Although it's true that Winslow renegotiated his contract in 2005, frankly, the Browns seemed pretty generous at the time -- Winslow missed a full year after he got hurt riding a motorcycle, an activity his contract prohibited, and the Browns could have gone after more of his bonus money than they did."When I got hurt [in 2005], the contract got renegotiated, so some things changed, but I think I've proven these past two years that I'm one of the elite tight ends," Winslow said from the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
"My value on the field, they put in an extra DB in the game, and that really changes the whole game. They have to guard me kind of like a wide receiver so, you know, yeah, gotta to get that new money."
[When asked if he'll seek a new contract] "Yeah. Hope so. Hope so,"
Furthermore, Winslow is under contract for three more seasons, and he's scheduled to make a total of $13.25 million in those seasons. Although Winslow has developed into a very good tight end, it's hard to see where he has a lot of leverage here.
Winslow's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has taken a less adversarial approach in the last couple of years than he took when he famously engineered Terrell Owens' departure from Philadelphia. That means that although Winslow and Rosenhaus want a new deal, they're probably not going to stage a holdout to get it.
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1. The Browns could have voided his contract and left him in limbo after violating his contract with his motorcycle accident. And he is not an ELITE tight end. He has always had an inflated opinion of himself and his abilities since he was at THE U (Miami). Be glad the Browns were willing to renegotiate your contract - for your benefit. You've only had one good year and one Pro Bowl year.
Posted at 10:38AM on Feb 8th 2008 by James
2. He's an idiot for wanting more money? Ok, that makes sense.
Every player in the league wants more money - there shouldn't be an outrage about it.
He didn't say he'd hold out, he didn't say he'd badmouth the team, he said he'd like a new deal.
Oh my god the world is ending.
Posted at 10:58AM on Feb 8th 2008 by Jim
3. Nice Ego, Douche. Clownschool get out early this year? Come back and proove this year wasn't a fluke you stupid d-bag.
Posted at 11:17AM on Feb 8th 2008 by John S.
4. What an idiot! Typical Miami product. He should be kissing the Brown's management for not hanging him out to dry.
Posted at 12:21PM on Feb 8th 2008 by Trent
5. If the Browns can extend Todd Grantham's contract for underachievement then they can certainly listen to Winslow.He has led the team in receptions for two years in a row 89 and 82 catches respectively.While he should not be rewarded for stupidity(motorcycle),he is much better than decent.A douche bag is a lame and ignorant assessment of the man's contribution to the success of the team.
Posted at 3:46PM on Feb 8th 2008 by vernon
6. You people dont know ish about Kellen. Hes a soldier and is the best TE in the game, you are all just mad because you dont have him on your team...HE IS SICK!
Posted at 7:29PM on Feb 8th 2008 by Jeff
7. I agree with the statements posted. typical typical typical... the boy has one decent year (partly due to the rest of the team) and he wants the world. Jeez... give me a break. But, the owners let them all get away with it and the fans keep shelling out the money. I can't blame him, get it if you can. It is a sad state of affairs.
Posted at 11:50AM on Feb 9th 2008 by Jerome
8. HE, TO ME VOIDED HIS CONTRACT WITH THE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, BE THANKFUL THE BROWNS STILL WANT YOU!
Posted at 3:38PM on Feb 9th 2008 by DON MAGILL