SPECIAL "K" CATCHES ON

By Tom Misson

When you think of the great tight ends over the years in the NFL, who comes to mind? Dave Casper? Charlie Sanders? Ozzie Newsome? Perhaps Kellen Winslow, SR.? Those 4 are all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There’s also at least two tight ends playing in the NFL right now who will one day get a Hall Pass to Canton. Might one of them be Kellen Winslow, JR? Okay, okay. I know, K2’s just in the first few years of his career, but the signs are there. He’s a passing weapon on ANY down. He’s got the speed and hands of a receiver at the tight end position, and he’s willing to play hurt.

Is it fair to compare K2 to his father, the legendary Winslow, SR. who played perhaps one of the best playoff games in history (Dolphins-Chargers, 1981)? After all, it was K2 himself who said he was going to be BETTER than his father after just his rookie season in the NFL.

When asked by the media today in Berea, Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel tried divide brush aside the comparison.

“Kellen is his own person. That’s what makes him K2, and not K1.” Said Crennel. “We want Kellen to go out and make a name for himself on the field.”

And he’s doing just that. Lasy year, K2 set the franchise record for most catches in a season with 89. This year, he’s on pace to crush the Browns single season record for receiving yards (1,236 yards). With 5 games remaining, K2 already has 874 receiving yards. He’d have to average just 73 yards per game the rest of the season to break the record. Hardly out of the question.

So the ONLY question remaining, is K2 catching on around the NFL with fans as far as being recognized for the Pro Bowl? We’ll know December 18th when the AFC & NFC Pro Bowl teams are announced.

My prediction? Kellen Winslow, JR. will be on that AFC Pro Bowl team.

Browns fans, what do you think of the season K2 is having? E-mail me your thoughts at misson@wews.com