Apparently, donning an NFL uniform and being chased down by Ray Lewis just doesn't satisfy Kellen Winslow Jr.'s adrenaline fix.
Sunday night, Browns tight end Winslow reportedly flipped over the handlebars of his 2005 Suzuki motorcycle when he clipped the curb doing 35 miles per hour in a Westlake parking lot, where he and four other guys were riding motorcycles.
His injuries weren't termed life-threatening, but a Westlake police lieutenant told The Associated Press Winslow was being "real evasive" when police asked him about his injuries at the scene, adding that Winslow was complaining of chest pain.
Winslow was reportedly wearing a helmet. Unfortunately for Winslow, the chin strap wasn't buckled, which makes even the most padded helmet as useful as one of those plastic novelty batting helmets you can buy at the ballpark. Winslow's helmet reportedly came off in the accident as he landed in a landscaped area, damaging a small tree.
We don't know what injuries Winslow sustained in the accident, but the man was just coming off two surgeries on a leg he broke in Week 2 last season.
For a millionaire athlete who relies on his body for a living, and could have a good portion of next season's fate resting on his health (and ability to remain alive), Winslow sure used poor judgment when he decided to mount that crotch rocket. Awful judgment. Ghastly judgment. Apparently Winslow had never heard of Jay Williams, the Bulls guard who has yet to resume his career after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident last year. Or maybe at 21, Winslow is young enough and arrogant enough to feel invincible.
Maybe it's not Winslow's legs and joints we should be worrying about. Maybe it's his head.
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