As if the Browns could use more bad news, NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that tight end Kellen Winslow is definitely out for the team's Monday Night "showdown" with the Giants.Winslow, who was averaging 42.5 yards per game for the 1-3 Browns, missed his fourth day of practice on Saturday for what is being reported as an undisclosed illness.
The "illness" has become so bad the former Miami star has been hospitalized and is being treated with antibiotics. News has already been leaked that the problem is an inflammation in his testicles -- so bad that Pro Football Talk said they "swelled to the size of grapefruits."
No other news outlet, however, has been as ballsy as PFT, saying that the injury is likely unrelated to any previous problems he's had with his knee.
Winslow has undergone four knee surgeries and has had to play through pain throughout most of his four-year NFL career.
His illness is not believed to be related to any of his previous injuries.
The Browns will start Steve Heiden in his place.
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10-13-2008 @ 7:46PM
josh said...
possible epididymitis? This is my guess for very swollen testicles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymitis
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10-14-2008 @ 2:56AM
Anonymous Surgeon said...
As an anonymous health professional in Ohio, who may or may not have colleagues who work at the Cleveland Clinic....
Hydrocele is neither fun nor funny.
Anyone who laughed at Mr. Winslow's misfortune should experience scrotal needle aspiration.
The cure is WORSE than the disease. The reason we gain so much pleasure from that particular man region is from our pudendal nerves - which, with pleasure, can also cause GREAT pain.
Of course, this is completely speculation, and I cannot confirm the veracity of any stories from people who may or may not be completing Urology residencies at said institution. HIPAA precludes me from confirming or denying any diagnostic opinion.
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