Kellen Winslow: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on TE's Comeback Attempt

Former Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow II hasn't played in the NFL since 2013, but he's committed to getting back on the field.

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Winslow Wants to Call it a Comeback

Saturday, March 5

The former Miami Hurricane and sixth overall pick has lost 25 pounds in the last two years and wants to make a return to the NFL, according to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports.

Winslow hasn't played in an NFL game since Dec. 29, 2013 in a 20-7 win over the Miami Dolphins as a member of the New York Jets, and he took to Instagram on Thursday to express his desire to get back on the field:

"My body feels good enough to come back and play at a high level, even better I think because I'm just a little wiser," Winslow said Friday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, per Marvez. "It was good to get away from the game just to work on me."

Before an injury-plagued 2013 season dealing with chronic knee issues, Winslow was one of the top tight ends in the NFL as a member of the Cleveland Browns when drafted in 2004. After tearing his ACL in a motorcycle crash that caused him to miss the entire 2005 season, Winslow caught 171 passes for 1,981 yards and eight touchdowns in the next two years while making his lone Pro Bowl in 2007.

"I remember [doctors] talking about amputating my leg," Winslow said about the accident, per Marvez. "They said I was never going to play again. That really touched me. I remember that like it was yesterday."

Cleveland traded Winslow to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in February 2009, spending three years in the state he played college football. He caught 218 passes while playing in all 16 games in each of those three years. After appearing in one game for the New England Patriots in 2012, Winslow signed a one-year deal with the Jets in June 2013. He was arrested in November of that year for possession of synthetic marijuana, per Marvez.

"We make mistakes in life," Winslow said, per Marvez. "It's all about reflecting upon yourself, looking at yourself in the mirror and coming out a better person in the end. That's what I am now."

Winslow was not only one of the best tight ends in football at his time, but he was also one of the more athletic tight ends the game had seen at that time. With him losing 25 pounds and saying this is the best he's felt in years, it would not be a shock for a team to give Winslow a chance.

Stats courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com. Follow Danny Webster on Twitter.