Winslow is toast

Tell me, did you need binoculars to see this one coming?
Kellen Winslow Jr. is almost certainly out for the entire 2005 season after doctors confirmed what Browns management had feared: Winslow tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he did his dipsy-doo over the handlebars of his crotch rocket two weeks ago. The injury will require surgery and about a year of rehabilitation.
Winslow might be the cheapest draft pick in recent Browns history. Last year, he missed out on a ton of performance bonuses when he broke his leg in Week 2 and missed the rest of the season. This year, the Browns are fully within their rights to pull a good chunk of Winslow's 2005 salary out from under him because he was injured riding a motorcycle, which media reports have said is an activity specifically prohibited in his contract.
The Browns probably should take back some of Winslow's contract now that they know for near certain he's not going to play this year. But they should act without anger. The point isn't to stick it to Winslow for doing something monumentally stupid. It's to save some cash on a guy who won't be helping your team this year.
From a fan's standpoint, the money isn't even the biggest issue. Those hopes of having Winslow and Braylon Edwards as a one-two receiver punch are now put on ice, if not outright dashed.
Much like the Cavaliers prior to Zydrunas Ilgauskas' triumphant return to all-star form in recent years, the Browns have to proceed like Winslow isn't a part of their future. Winslow is quickly proving to be a guy this team cannot rely on as a building block. It's a sad fact that sports managers have to be cynical in some cases when dealing with players.
We could write this off as youthful indiscretion, assume Winslow learned his lesson and will emerge wiser next year. That's until he puts his Ferrari into the front end of a Pizza Hut at 140 m.p.h. next off-season.
Until Winslow proves otherwise, he cannot be trusted to grow up and act mature. The Browns always have to assume their young tight end is immature and needs frequent supervision to protect him from himself.
Why do I get the feeling this is all going to end in a couple of years when the Browns finally get disgusted enough to release Winslow, and Junior winds up playing for his dad's old team, the Chargers?