Bucs go all in with Kellen Winslow

The Bucs took a major gamble when they acquired Kellen Winslow for two draft picks.  On Monday, they doubled down by handing him a huge contract. 

Don't buy the hype that the six-year deal was the largest ever for a tight end.  While that looks good in an agent's brochure, it's essentially a three-year, $20.185 contract, with the first two years fully guaranteed.  The third year is guaranteed for injury.  Now Winslow's fortune will match his impressive tally in the wife department. 

The Bucs know that Winslow's knees, surgically repaired countless times, make him old  for a 26-year-old player.  He's only topped 10 yards-per-catch once since getting drafted in 2004. 

After dumping franchise legend Derrick Brooks, Winslow was the first big move of the Raheem Morris/Mark Domenik era.  They are clearly comfortable with Winslow as a symbol for their new regime.  They are paying Winslow to be a top-five player at his position now, and he must stay healthy to live up to his end of the bargain.