Oct 20th 2008 12:18PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, AFC NorthStaph infections and the Cleveland Browns go together like peas and carrots, Sonny and Cher, and Rihanna and my dreams.

Tight end Kellen Winslow, who had two catches for 17 yards in the Sunday loss to the Redskins, said after the game that his “undisclosed illness” was just another case of a Browns staph infection. Hey, just in time for lunch!

Winslow also said that it was the management who wanted to avoid the staph chatter and that he is disappointed in the way they handled the situation, especially general manager Phil Savage.
“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.”
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