Kellen Winslow
Kellen Winslow According to reports out of Cleveland, NFL sources say that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have acquired tight end Kellen Winslow in a trade from the Browns.

The reportedly send Winslow south to Tampa in exchange for an unclosed number of draft picks going to Cleveland. Winslow was the Brown number 1 pick and sixth overall in the 2004 NFL draft.

"The Cleveland Browns thank Kellen for his contributions to this organization over the past five years," said Browns general manager George Kokinis in a statement. "We appreciate his passion for the game and wish him success in Tampa Bay. The draft picks we have obtained through this deal will give us greater flexibility as we look to infuse more talent and create competition and depth on this football team."

Winslow's 2008 season in Cleveland was interesting
to say the least. The tight end had a staph infection that forced him into a hospital stay in October. Then the former Pro Bowler was suspended from the team for what they called, "disparaging comments about the team and verbal abuse of a team official."

Winslow's remarks had to do with the team's facility, and the organization's desire to keep problems about it quiet, problems that Winslow believed to have caused his staph infection. Browns owner Randy Lerner later apologized to Winslow and rescinded his suspension.

After a leg injury and a motor cycle accident keep Winslow out of near all of his first two seasons, the Browns tight end broke out in 2006. Over the 2006-2007 seasons Winslow emerged as one of the premier tight ends in the NFL.

In his five years in Cleveland, he played in 44 games, recording 219 receptions for 2,459 yards and 11 touchdowns.