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Winfrey

Winfrey was injured while on the field goal block unit in the third quarter. He was called up from the Jets’ practice squad over the weekend after joining the team a month ago. Much of the Jets team took the field while Winfrey was down. He was eventually carted to the locker room and is certainly done for the day.

Winfrey was released by the Browns prior to the season for off-the-field issues. He faced misdemeanor assault chargers in April that were dropped, but the Browns saw fit to let go of him. He now hitches on to the Jets practice squad, where the team hopes to keep him on track to contributing for them.

Winfrey, who was arrested in April for “unlawfully, intentionally, and knowingly causing bodily injury to a woman he was dating,” played in 13 games for Cleveland last season. He recorded half a sack in those 13 outings as a rotational player. Winfrey had the misdemeanor assault charges against him dropped, though the damage appears to have been done. He could land on another roster as a part-time player in 2023.

Winfrey was arrested in April for “unlawfully, intentionally, and knowingly cause bodily injury to “a woman he was dating. The charges against him, however, were dropped following the completion of a “pretrial conversion program according to court documents in Harris County, Texas. Whether or not the NFL opts to levy any punishment of their own on Winfrey remains to be seen, but the legal side of this issue appears to be behind him.

Winfrey was reportedly arrested on Monday for “unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly cause bodily injury to” a woman he was in “a dating relationship” with. Winfrey has already posted a $1,000 bond and has a court date scheduled for next Tuesday. Winfrey appeared in 13 games for the Browns last season, totaling 22 tackles and one TFL.

Winfrey (6’4/290) was a JUCO transfer to Oklahoma in 2020 and put forth two solid seasons for the Sooners. Winfrey received second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020 after totaling 17 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, and a half-sack and received the same honors again in 2021. In his final season at Oklahoma, Winfrey totaled 23 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, and 5.5 sacks. He boosted his stock during the Senior Bowl with a solid week of practices that was capped with a two-sack performance in the game. He posted a 4.89 40 at the Combine and has a great body and arm length for a defensive tackle. Winfrey has the ability to bull rush opposing offensive linemen one-on-one and is an aggressive hand fighter who can disengage blockers to get to the ball carrier. A terror in both run and pass defense, he should have a role early in his rookie season that will only grow as he develops.