Brian Winters (American football)
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Hudson, Ohio, U.S.
.JPG) Winters with the New York Jets in 2017 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
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| Born: | July 10, 1991 Hudson, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Hudson | ||||||
| College: | Kent State (2009–2012) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013: 3rd round, 72nd pick | ||||||
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Brian Edward Winters[1] (born July 10, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals.
Winters attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio, and played high school football for the Hudson Explorers. He received All-Ohio and All-Northeast Ohio Conference honors his senior season, after being named all-conference his junior year. In addition to lettering in football twice, Winters also lettered three times in wrestling, and was named all-conference in wrestling his freshman and sophomore years. Rated as only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship offer from Kent State over offers from Akron and Syracuse.[2]
College career
Winters enrolled in Kent State University, where he played for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team from 2009 to 2012. He started every game after joining the Golden Flashes in 2009, 50 in total. He was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) team three times during his career: third-team as a sophomore, second-team as a junior, and first-team as a senior.