Oct/27/08 07:40 AM Filed in:
Kellen
Winslow
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.: Kellen
Winslow will rejoin the Browns this morning and be
welcomed back, General Manager Phil Savage said
Sunday after a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
''I spoke to Kellen [Saturday] night,'' Savage said.
''I made a couple points to him in regards to he and
the team and he and I's relationship. . . . I
understand some of the points he made and we had a good
conversation.''
The Browns rescinded Winslow's suspension Saturday
night and converted it to a $25,000 fine.
Savage said any information about Winslow's illness,
which Winslow said was a staph infection, had to come
from Winslow. The GM said the team never has decreed a
player should keep medical information private.
''That's not our decision,'' Savage said.
Savage was asked whether he could say why Winslow
initially was hospitalized.
''I don't know. Bill, has it been disclosed or is it
still a private matter?'' Savage asked Bill Bonsiewicz,
the Browns' vice president of communications. ''I think
it's all in a gray area right now. I think the best
thing to say is, 'No, you can ask him.' ''
Savage maintained his disappointment with Winslow's
remarks after a loss to the Washington Redskins, and
said discussions to settle the suspension began
Thursday, when Winslow's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, called
to see whether one were possible.
''I think there are always things you could do
differently,'' Savage said. ''But we felt strongly that
some of the comments that were made did disparage our
team and our organization.
''And they were unwarranted from the way we saw things
and way we've handled scenarios and situations with not
only Kellen, but a lot of other players here.''
Winslow spent the past few days in San Diego and did
not play Sunday because he did not travel with the
team.
''We're going to try to go forward and make it work and
have a winning team,'' Savage said.
(ohio.com)