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{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Kellen Winslow II
| image       = Kellen Winslow blocking a Raider.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Winslow ({{abbr|No.|Number}} 82) with the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in August 2012
| number      = 80, 82, 81
| position    = [[Tight end]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|21}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lbs  = 240
| high_school = [[Scripps Ranch High School|Scripps Ranch]] {{nowrap|(San Diego)}}
| college     = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (2001–2003)
| draftyear   = 2004
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 6
| pastteams   =
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})
| highlights  =
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]])
* [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|2001]])
* [[John Mackey Award]] (2003)
* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2002 College Football All-America Team|2002]])
* First-team All-[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] (2003)
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1  = 469
| statlabel2  = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2  = 5,236
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue3  = 25
| pfr         = WinsKe01 
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'''Kellen Boswell Winslow II'''<ref name="TodayAccused" /> (born July 21, 1983) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player and [[Conviction|convicted]] [[Rape|rapist]] who was a [[tight end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Playing [[college football]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]], he earned [[unanimous All-American]] honors and recognition as the top college tight end in 2003.  He won a [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national championship]] with Miami in 2001.

Winslow announced his eligibility for the [[2004 NFL draft]] and was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the sixth overall pick. He played four seasons for the Browns and was named to the [[Pro Bowl]] in 2007. He also played for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[New York Jets]]. Winslow last played in the NFL in 2013, but attempted comebacks in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was convicted of rape and sexual battery.

==Early life==
Winslow was born in [[San Diego]], [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Kellen Winslow II's Sentence Reduction Appeal Denied |url=https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2025/01/ex-nfl-player-kellen-winslow-iis-attempt-to-have-his-prison-sentence-shortened-has-been-denied/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Lawyer Monthly |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrotenboer |first=Brent |date=February 19, 2021 |title=Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow II agrees to 14 years behind bars for sex crimes |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/02/19/ex-nfl-star-kellen-winslow-agrees-new-plea-deal/4509471001/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> the son of [[San Diego Chargers]] tight end [[Kellen Winslow]], a member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. He attended [[Patrick Henry High School (San Diego, California)|Patrick Henry High School]], in San Diego, for his freshmen and sophomore years of high school and [[Scripps Ranch High School]] for his junior and senior years.<ref name=figueora_11042019/>

==College career==
Winslow enrolled at the [[University of Miami]], where he played for coach [[Larry Coker]]'s [[Miami Hurricanes football]] team from [[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|2001]] to [[2003 Miami Hurricanes football team|2003]].

During his freshman season, in 2001, he backed up All-American tight end [[Jeremy Shockey]] and played largely on special teams, and was one of four [[Redshirt (college sports)|true freshmen]] to play for the Hurricanes' 2001 [[BCS National Championship]] team; the three others were future NFL players [[Frank Gore]], [[Antrel Rolle]], and [[Sean Taylor]].

After Shockey's departure for the [[2002 NFL draft]], Winslow became the starter at tight end and was named a finalist for the [[Mackey Award]] and named a first-team All-American by [[CNNSI.com]], setting University of Miami records for a tight end with 57 receptions for 726 yards and eight touchdowns. His best game came during the [[2003 Fiesta Bowl]], which was the site of the [[BCS National Championship]] game that year, in which he caught 11 passes for 122 yards and one touchdown in the Hurricanes 31–24 loss to [[Ohio State Buckeyes]].

==="I'm a Soldier" controversy===
Winslow received national attention following a 2003 University of Miami game with the [[Tennessee Volunteers]].  Eighteenth-ranked Tennessee defeated {{abbr|No.|Number}} 6 Miami on the Hurricanes home field by a score of 10–6.   During a sweep play for Miami wide receiver/cornerback [[Devin Hester]], Winslow blocked two Volunteers, effectively taking both defenders out of the play. When questioned during the media session following the game, Winslow referred to himself as "a {{sic|...}} soldier", despite never serving in the military. He later apologized for the remarks.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1657901 Winslow 'regrets' making comments] ESPN, November 10, 2003</ref>

Despite a slight drop in production during his junior season, in which Winslow caught 60 passes for 605 yards and one touchdown, he won the [[John Mackey Award]] as the nation's best collegiate tight end, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, after receiving first-team honors from the [[Associated Press]] and other national selector organizations.  After the season, Winslow decided to forgo his senior season and declared himself eligible for the [[2004 NFL draft]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/03/sports/college-football-miami-s-winslow-to-enter-draft.html Miami's Winslow To Enter Draft] New York Times, January 2, 2004</ref>

==Professional career==
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===Cleveland Browns===
Winslow was drafted by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the sixth pick in the first round of the [[2004 NFL draft]],<ref>[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/4824740/ Hurricanes set record with six first-round picks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204065918/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/4824740/ |date=December 4, 2010 }} NBC Sports, April 26, 2004</ref> making him the highest-selected tight end in more than 30 years.<ref name="figueora_11042019">{{Cite news |last=Figueora |first=Teri |date=November 4, 2019 |title=Kellen Winslow II pleads guilty to two sex-crimes charges, faces 12 to 18 years in prison |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2019-11-04/kellen-winlsow-ii-pleads-guilty-to-two-charges |access-date=November 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}}</ref> Cleveland head coach [[Butch Davis]] was also the coach who recruited Winslow to the University of Miami before leaving for the NFL prior to ever coaching Winslow in college.

====2004 leg injury====
Winslow was expected to give the Cleveland offense an immediate boost. Two games into his rookie season, however, he suffered a broken right [[fibula]], which cost him $5.3 million in incentive bonuses. The injury kept him on the sidelines for the remainder of the year after having only recorded five catches for 50 yards. After two operations on the injured leg, Winslow made a complete recovery.

====2005 motorcycle accident====
On May 1, 2005, Winslow suffered another leg injury when he was thrown from his [[Suzuki GSX-R750]] motorcycle while riding in the Cleveland suburb of [[Westlake, Ohio|Westlake]]. Winslow sustained a torn [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in his right knee and was placed on the "Physically Unable-to-Perform (Non Football Injury)" list for the 2005 season. Winslow later had a six-week [[staph infection]] that resulted from the injury.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

====2006 season====
Winslow attended the Browns' 2006 [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] and pronounced himself ready to play. The [[Associated Press]] reported in August 2006 that Winslow said that, even at 90 percent, he was superior to every other NFL tight end. "I hate to be brash", Winslow said. "But I think my 90 percent is still better than every tight end out there."

In the opening game of the [[2006 NFL season]] against the [[New Orleans Saints]], Winslow recorded his first NFL touchdown, scoring on an 18-yard pass from quarterback [[Charlie Frye]]. Winslow emerged as a reliable target for Cleveland, finishing the year with 89 receptions, the most at his position on the season, which also tied [[Ozzie Newsome]]'s all-time franchise record for receptions in a season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns - Winslow ties team record<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=6365 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109161559/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=6365 |archive-date=November 9, 2007}}</ref> Winslow underwent [[microfracture surgery]] on his right knee January 31, 2007, at the [[Cleveland Clinic]] in an attempt to further repair cartilage damage sustained in the motorcycle accident in 2005.

====2007 season====
Winslow had a successful season and finished with 82 receptions for 1,106 yards and five touchdowns. On December 18, Winslow was named as a first alternate for the [[2008 Pro Bowl]].<ref name=Edwards_Cribbs_headed_to_Hawaii>{{Cite web |last=Jackson, Zac |date=December 18, 2007 |title=Edwards, Cribbs headed to Hawaii |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=7991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221121615/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=7991 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |access-date=December 19, 2007 |publisher=clevelandbrowns.com}}</ref>  On February 4, [[Antonio Gates]] of the [[San Diego Chargers]] announced he would not be attending the Pro Bowl due to injury. This paved the way for Winslow to make his first trip to the Pro Bowl.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=3233583 Despite possible surgery, Winslow welcomes playing in Pro Bowl] ESPN, February 6, 2008</ref> Winslow was one of 6 Browns selected for the Pro Bowl that season.

The Browns also had their most successful season in recent memory. For the first time since 1994, Cleveland had double-digit wins with a 10–6 record. The Browns narrowly missed [[2007-08 NFL playoffs|2007–08 NFL playoffs]] and were the only 9+ win team not to qualify for the NFL's postseason tournament.

====2008 season====
During the 2008 season, Winslow was hospitalized with a [[staph infection]]. Winslow then openly criticized former GM [[Phil Savage]] about not fixing the infection problem (the Browns had seven cases of staph infection in the last few years), and trying to hide the injury. Savage responded by suspending him for a week; owner [[Randy Lerner]] later apologized to Winslow and rescinded the suspension.

===Tampa Bay Buccaneers===
Winslow was traded to the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] on February 27, 2009, for their 2nd-round pick in the [[2009 NFL draft]] and their 5th-round pick in the [[2010 NFL draft]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3939777 Winslow traded to Bucs for draft picks] ESPN, February 27, 2009</ref> He received the biggest contract for a tight end in NFL history with a 6-year, $36 million deal.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4047667 Winslow signs largest TE deal in history] ESPN, April 6, 2009</ref>

====2009 season====
Winslow went on to a record-breaking season with the Buccaneers in his first year with the team, including single-season franchise records for a tight end in receptions (77) and receiving yards (884). His 77 catches led the team that season.

====2010 season====
In his second year with the Buccaneers, he led the team in receptions with 66, for 730 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. The Bucs finished 10–6 in a rugged [[NFC South]] that included the [[Atlanta Falcons]], who finished 13–3, and the [[New Orleans Saints]], who finished 11–5. The division was the only one in the NFL to have three teams post double-digit wins in 2010. However, the Bucs narrowly missed the [[2010-11 NFL playoffs|2010–11 NFL playoffs]]. The [[Green Bay Packers]], who had an identical 10–6 record, went on to win the [[Super Bowl]] that year.

====2011 season====
Once again Winslow led the team in receptions in his third season with the Buccaneers, recording 75 receptions for 763 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.

Despite a strong outing in 2010 and a strong start in 2011, the Bucs finished 4–12.

On May 21, 2012, Winslow announced that the Buccaneers had informed him that he would either be traded or released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2012 |title=Kellen Winslow says he's done in Tampa, Bucs trying to trade him &#124; ProFootballTalk |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/kellen-winslow-says-hes-done-in-tampa-bucs-trying-to-trade-him/ |access-date=September 27, 2012 |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pat Yasinskas |date=May 21, 2012 |title=Kellen Winslow likely on way out with Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Dallas Clark in? - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7954622/kellen-winslow-likely-way-tampa-bay-buccaneers-dallas-clark-in |access-date=September 27, 2012 |publisher=Espn.go.com}}</ref> It was also reported that Winslow had been directed not to attend organized team activities ('OTAs') while a trade was pursued, contradicting earlier reports that Winslow refused to participate in OTAs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2012 |title=Bucs tell Winslow not to come to OTAs &#124; ProFootballTalk |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/bucs-tell-winslow-not-to-come-to-otas/ |access-date=September 27, 2012 |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com}}</ref>

===Seattle Seahawks===
Winslow was traded to the [[Seattle Seahawks]] on May 22, 2012. On September 1, 2012, he was released by the Seahawks after declining to reduce his salary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2012 |title=Kellen Winslow released by Seattle Seahawks |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/kellen-winslow-released-by-seattle-seahawks-0ap1000000057553 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

===New England Patriots===
Winslow signed with the [[New England Patriots]] on September 18, 2012. He then asked for his release and was granted it on September 27, 2012, after only playing in one game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kellen Winslow released by New England Patriots |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/kellen-winslow-released-by-new-england-patriots-0ap1000000066937 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

===New York Jets===
Winslow was invited to attend the [[New York Jets]]' mini-camp for a three-day tryout.<ref name="Winslow signs">{{Cite web |last=Lange, Randy |date=June 14, 2013 |title=Winslow: 'Feels Great to Be a Jet!' |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Winslow-%E2%80%98Feels-Great-to-Be-a-Jet%E2%80%99/3eaa44b8-5079-4273-9c90-981c5ae05b81 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618232040/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Winslow-%E2%80%98Feels-Great-to-Be-a-Jet%E2%80%99/3eaa44b8-5079-4273-9c90-981c5ae05b81 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2013 |publisher=New York Jets}}</ref> Winslow subsequently signed a one-year contract on June 14, 2013, after general manager [[John Idzik Jr.|John Idzik]] and head coach [[Rex Ryan]] praised Winslow's performance.<ref name="Winslow signs" /> On October 11, 2013, Winslow was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on [[performance-enhancing substance]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL suspends TE Winslow 4 games for PEDs |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/272715/nfl-suspends-te-winslow-4-games-for-peds?rw=1 |access-date=October 11, 2013 |publisher=Rotoworld}}</ref>

===Comeback attempt===
In 2016, Winslow attempted a comeback after sitting out for over two years.<ref name="comeback">{{Cite web |last=Alex Marvez |date=March 5, 2016 |title=Former Pro Bowl Tight End Kellen Winslow Jr. trying to make a coneback |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/kellen-winslow-jr-comeback-tight-end-cleveland-browns-tampa-bay-bucs-030416 |access-date=November 16, 2016 |website=fox sports.com}}</ref> He had a workout with the [[Green Bay Packers]] in August but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rob Demovsky |date=August 7, 2016 |title=Kellen Winslow II to try out for Green Bay Packers |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17238575/kellen-winslow-ii-try-green-bay-packers |access-date=November 16, 2016 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crabtree |first=Curtis |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Kellen Winslow Jr still hoping to get a call from the Packers |work=Pro Football Talk |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/10/05/kellen-winslow-jr-still-hoping-to-get-a-call-from-the-packers/ |access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>

Winslow participated in [[The Spring League]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindsay H. Jones |first=Lindsay H. |date=March 22, 2017 |title=Greg Hardy headlines NFL castoffs headed to Spring League |language=en |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/03/22/greg-hardy-spring-league-players-rosters-kellen-winslow/99507580/ |access-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Durkee |first=Travis |date=February 14, 2018 |title=Johnny Manziel commits to The Spring League showcase |work=Sporting News |agency=Omnisport |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/johnny-manziel-spring-league-nfl-comeback/1cx8e95usmajo10bwow10h5szy |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023653/http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/johnny-manziel-spring-league-nfl-comeback/1cx8e95usmajo10bwow10h5szy |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year 
! rowspan="2"| Team 
! colspan="2"| Games 
! colspan="5"| Receiving 
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 50 || 10.0 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 0 || 0 || colspan="7"| ''Did not play due to injury''
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 16 || 16 || 89 || 875 || 9.8 || 40 || 3 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 16 || 14 || 82 || 1,106 || 13.5 || 49 || 5 || 2 || 1
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 10 || 8 || 43 || 428 || 10.0 || 30 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 16 || 14 || 77 || 884 || 11.5 || 42T || 5 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] !! [[2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 16 || 11 || 66 || 730 || 11.1 || 41T || 5 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 16 || 15 || 75 || 763 || 10.2 || 37 || 2 || 2 || 1
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 12 || 12.0 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 New York Jets season|NYJ]]
| 12 || 3 || 31 || 388 || 12.5 || 34 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [http://www.nfl.com/player/kellenwinslow/2506107/profile Career] || 105 || 83 || 469 || 5,236 || 11.2 || 49 || 25 || 7 || 3
|}

==Personal life==
He was married on June 15, 2006, to Janelle Winslow.<ref name="TodayAccused">{{Cite web |title=How Kellen Winslow II went from NFL star to accused serial rapist |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/07/31/how-kellen-winslow-ii-went-nfl-star-accused-serial-rapist-san-diego/862358002/ |website=USA TODAY}}</ref> The couple welcomed their first son Jalen in February 2011, and a daughter, Juliana, in August 2013. In August 2019, Janelle filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schrotenboer |first=Brent |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow II faces reckonings and retrial on rape charges |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/10/ex-nfl-star-kellen-winslow-ii-faces-rape-retrial-prison/3931482002/ |access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>

On October 17, 2006, Kellen's half-brother Justin Winslow died, although no cause of death was reported; he was 23 years of age and was found unconscious by his mother. Kellen II and Justin are the only sons of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] tight end [[Kellen Winslow]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2006 |title=Kellen Winslow Jr.'s brother Justin dies at 23 |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2629600 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |website=ESPN }}</ref>

==Legal history==
Winslow was charged with drug possession in January 2014<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Tim |title=Updates on Kellen Winslow Jr.'s Bizarre Drug Possession Arrest |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1926875-updates-on-kellen-winslows-bizarre-drug-possession-arrest |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
and received a conditional discharge without a guilty finding in the synthetic marijuana case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2014 |title=Ex-Jet Kellen Winslow gets conditional discharge without a guilty finding in synthetic marijuana case |url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2014/05/kellen_winslow_argues_theres_no_law_against_synthetic_marijuana.html}}</ref>

On June 7, 2018, Winslow was arrested fleeing a mobile home park in [[Encinitas, California]]. He was charged with felony first degree burglary and held on $50,000 bond.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. charged with burglary |work=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23731265/former-nfl-tight-end-kellen-winslow-ii-charged-burglary}}</ref> Winslow was arrested on June 14, 2018, on charges of kidnapping and rape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Withiam |first=Hannah |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Kellen Winslow Jr. facing life in prison on rape, kidnapping charges |url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/kellen-winslow-jr-now-arrested-on-charges-of-rape-kidnapping/ |website=nypost.com}}</ref> In July, a judge ordered Winslow to stand trial for kidnapping and raping two women. Winslow was placed on house arrest with GPS monitoring after posting $2 million bail. In a separate case that month, he was also charged with raping an unconscious 17-year-old girl in 2003, when he was 19.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Figueroa |first=Teri |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Winslow II to face trial on rape, kidnapping charges; prosecutors say DNA links him to one accuser |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-winslow-prelim-day2-story.html |access-date=September 19, 2018}}</ref>

On March 4, 2019, Winslow's bail was revoked, and he was jailed after being arraigned on two new counts of [[Lascivious behavior|lewd conduct]], and one count each of battery of an elder and willful cruelty to an elder, all misdemeanors, that he allegedly committed in Carlsbad, California, in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teri Figueroa |date=March 5, 2019 |title=Kellen Winslow II jailed again, accused of lewd conduct while on bail |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-winslow-new-arrest-20190304-story.html |access-date=March 5, 2019 |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> He was convicted of rape, a lewd act in public conduct and indecent exposure on June 10, 2019. He was also acquitted on another lewd act in public charge, and the judge sent the jury back to consider verdicts on all of the other charges.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Schrotenboer |first1=Brent |last2=Perez |first2=A.J. |date=June 10, 2019 |title=Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow II found guilty on three charges, including rape; jury not done |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/06/10/former-nfl-star-kellen-winslow-ii-found-guilty-rape-lewd-act/1414376001/ |access-date=June 10, 2019 |ref=rape-conviction |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> The following day, a mistrial was declared on the remaining eight charges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miles |first=Frank |date=June 11, 2019 |title=Mistrial declared on remaining counts against ex-Pro Bowler Kellen Winslow Jr. |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mistrial-declared-on-remaining-counts-against-ex-pro-bowler-kellen-winslow-jr |access-date=June 10, 2019 |publisher=[[Fox News]]}}</ref> Prosecutors announced on June 14 that Winslow would be retried on the eight charges, with his second trial set to begin on September 30.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2019 |title=Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. to be retried on 8 charges, including kidnapping and rape |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kellen-winslow-jr-trial-former-nfl-player-to-be-retried-on-8-charges-including-kidnapping-and-rape/ |access-date=July 12, 2019 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

On November 4, 2019, Winslow pleaded guilty to the rape of an unconscious teen and sexual battery on a 54-year-old hitchhiker as part of a plea deal. In exchange for his guilty plea at San Diego County Superior Court, the court agreed to sentence him to between 12 and 18 years in prison, rather than life imprisonment if he was convicted in the retrial.  As part of the agreement, he will automatically be on lifetime parole immediately upon release, and he waived his right to ever appeal any conviction or verdict in either trial.<ref>[https://apnews.com/72482a16b4c247298a99a3f13f9225c0 Kellen Winslow Jr. takes plea deal in rape case]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kellen Winslow Jr. Pleads Guilty to Raping Unconscious Woman |date=November 4, 2019 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/04/kellen-winslow-guilty-plea-rape-trial-san-diego-chargers-tight-end/}}</ref> Winslow's defense attorney said that his client suffered from [[frontal lobe damage]] and possible [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE). While CTE could not be used as a defense in the trial,<ref name=figueora_11042019/> brain trauma was cited by his attorneys in requesting the minimum 12-year sentence.<ref name="schrotenbroer_03102020">{{Cite news |last=Schrotenbroer |first=Brent |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Crimes of ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow said to be driven by brain injuries |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/03/10/ex-nfl-star-kellen-winslow-committed-crimes-driven-cte-lawyers-say/5008271002/ |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> A [[clinical psychologist]] stated that Winslow had symptoms that were consistent with CTE. His sentencing was scheduled for March 18, 2020 but was postponed indefinitely due to concerns over the coronavirus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2020 |title=KELLEN WINSLOW RAPE CASE SENTENCING POSTPONED ... Over Coronavirus |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/17/kellen-winslow-rape-sentencing-nfl-tight-end/ |access-date=April 10, 2020 |publisher=[[TMZ]]}}</ref>

On February 19, 2021, Winslow agreed and accepted a 14-year prison sentence for one count of rape and two counts of assault,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2021 |title=Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years in prison after plea change for rape, assaults |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30931684/kellen-winslow-ii-faces-14-years-prison-plea-change-rape-assaults |access-date=February 20, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> and was sentenced on March 3, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14-year prison sentence for rapes, assaults |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30997360/ex-nfl-player-kellen-winslow-ii-gets-14-years-prison-sentence-rapes-assaults |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> As of October 2023, Winslow is currently incarcerated at [[California Correctional Institution]] in [[Tehachapi, California]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Schrotenboer | first=Brent | title=Kellen Winslow II makes bid from prison to reduce his sentence | website=USA TODAY | date=2023-02-02 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/02/02/nfl-kellen-winslow-ii-prison-rape-convictions-california/11163942002/ | access-date=2025-07-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Kellen-Winslow/68dc7cb0-a77e-47c9-9d29-06fb7d41bf9c New York Jets bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629014212/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Kellen-Winslow/68dc7cb0-a77e-47c9-9d29-06fb7d41bf9c |date=June 29, 2013 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212700/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/winslow_kellen00.html Miami Hurricanes bio]
* [https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/5531/kellen-winslow ESPN Profile]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101002044624/http://www.kellenwinslow.com/ Kellen Winslow Official Website]}}

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