Should tight ends from the University of Miami start receiving a hazardous pay bonus for their efforts on the field? If you ask Kellen Winslow and Jeremy Shockey, you’d probably get a resounding affirmative as an answer. Both tight ends returned to their respective teams on Sunday after some injury issues; one known (Shockey), the other a mystery (Winslow) — unless you are 100 percent buying the staph infection explanation — but neither seemed too happy about the way they returned.

From the Winslow camp:

“A big reason I’m upset right now has to do with [the staph infection],” said Winslow. “I heard from Romeo Crennel and I heard from my position coach [Alfredo Roberts] when I was in the Clinic. I heard from my teammates. But I never heard from the main man — Phil Savage — and that really disappoints me. Sometimes I don’t even feel a part of this team.

“I feel I’ve done a lot for this team, played through a lot of pain and given it my all. I just thought there’d be a little more ‘how are you doing?’ by him.”

Winslow continued, saying he felt like he was being treated like a piece of meat by the Browns. As for Shockey, he feels he returned too early yesterday and puts some of the blame on the New Orleans front office:

Shockey said he may have come back too soon from the surgery, and also indicated the Saints erred by misdiagnosing him in training camp.

“I’m worried that this thing could have been taken care of in camp, like it should have been,” said Shockey, who the Saints acquired from the New York Giants in July for two draft picks. “If it wasn’t misdiagnosed in camp like it was there’d have been no problems. … Next time I know. When I get hurt I’ll get three or four opinions besides just the team’s.”

Shockey underwent surgery four weeks ago, and had practiced without limitation the week before facing the Panthers.

Shockey’s comments seem like they are rooted in his disappointment with his performance, whereas Winslow is acting like he doesn’t want to be apart of the Browns franchise any longer. He indicated he was close to asking for a trade because of the slight; perceived or otherwise. However, when you consider some of Winslow’s past reactions — mainly, his solider speech at Miami — it’s pretty obvious he’s prone to speaking with his heart on his sleeve.

This time, however, there may be repercussions from his latest outburst.

Tags: Cleveland Browns, Da U, Injuries, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow, New Orleans Saints

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