Buccaneers TE Kellen Winslow, acquired in a trade with the Browns in February and later awarded a six-year contract that could be worth as much as $42 million, didn’t attend Tampa Bay’s first offseason training activity workout Tuesday. “The coaching staff was aware that he wasn’t going to be here,” the team said. “They’ve been in contact with Kellen, and they understand why he wasn’t there.”

Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn are expected to fight for the Browns’ starting job in training camp, and The Dayton Daily News reports that former Cleveland TE Kellen Winslow revealed to Sirius NFL Radio which QB he believes should be under center in Cleveland next season:

Recently acquired TE Kellen Winslow and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed on a six-year contract extension, according to Buccaneers.com.

Tampa Bay just completed a trade for tight end Kellen Winslow for undisclosed draft picks.

Carolina is not going to have an easy time stopping the run today, even though the Saints have deactivated running back Pierre Thomas. Panthers defensive tackles Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu were both deactivated, leaving Carolina short-handed against the run.

DT Nick Hayden, a 2008 sixth-round pick from Wisconsin, should make his first NFL start for the Panthers.

The struggling Browns not only lost to the Colts on Sunday, they may have lost starting QB Derek Anderson and star TE Kellen Winslow to serious injuries.

Kellen Winslow suffered what looked like a bad ankle injury in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Colts. He was taken to the locker room for X-rays and could be lost for the remainder of the contest.

Texans: QB Matt Schaub, FB Cecil Sapp, FS Will Demps, LB Kevis Coley, G Kasey Studdard, OT Rashad Butler, TE Mark Bruener, DT Frank Okam.
Browns: QB Ken Dorsey (3rd), DB Travis Daniels, SS Hamza Abdullah, LB Kris Griffin, G Scott Young, WR Steve Sanders, TE Martin Rucker, DE Shaun Smith.

Browns coach Romeo Crennel said on Sirius Satellite Radio that Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow aggravated his shoulder injury from last season and was scheduled to undergo an MRI today on it.

Tight end Kellen Winslow will be monitored closely by the Browns after suffering a shoulder injury during Cleveland’s 29-27 win over Buffalo on Monday night.

Any football fan knows how talented tight ends Kellen Winslow and Jeremy Shockey are.

Kellen Winslow was back with the Browns following his one-game suspension by the team, and coach Romeo Crennel was elated to have his Pro Bowl tight end back.

The Cleveland Browns have reached an agreement to rescind the suspension of
TE Kellen Winslow.

It is not just Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow and the rest of his teammates that are alarmed at the number of staph infections that have plagued the Browns. The NFL Players Association also has taken notice.

Just because Cleveland suspended tight end Kellen Winslow for Sunday’s game against Jacksonville without pay doesn’t mean this story is over.

Far from it, in fact.