Cleveland Browns TE Kellen Winslow Jr. was injured in a motorcycle accident the other day when he went flying over his handlebars. He suffered some internal injuries, as well as injuries to his shoulder and knee. The injuries are not life-threatening. He was wearing a helmet, but didn't have it strapped on, so it came off when he flipped.
Winslow may have violated his contract by even riding a motorcycle. There is standard language in NFL contracts that prohibit players from engaging in dangerous activities. I assume they mean besides playing football.
Winslow's only played about a game and a half in his rookie season last year because he suffered a broken leg. Now, he may miss a big chunk, if not all, of this season.
Winslow has a $40M contract with the Browns, but paid back last year's signing bonus ($5.3M) because of the injury, and may be required to do so with this year's bonus ($4.4M).
In Chicago, when we read this story, we think of Jay (or is it Jason) Williams. Williams was a rookie with the Bulls when he wrecked his motorcycle a couple of years ago and nearly killed himself, not to mention ended his basketball career. It looks like Winslow is a little luckier than that.
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i thought the exact same thing when i first heard this story. the first name that popped into my mind was 'jay williams' (jason williams coming out of duke didn't want to be confused with 'jayson williams' who at the time was being tried for manslaughter).
while i'm sorry to hear of both of these stories, let this be a lesson. for every action, there's a consequence.
what was kellen winslow, jr. thinking? how much dumber can he get? he is still recovering from last year's knee injury, yet he still goes out there and rides a motorcycle, knowing that doing so is a big no-no.
when doing players' contracts, most (if not all) teams put conditional clauses stating that engaging in certain activities could result in forfeiture of salary. that's a lot of loot to kiss off.
KW has been accused of a lot of things, but thinking has never been among them.
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