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CLEVELAND – Browns rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. needs a second operation on his right leg and will miss the remainder of this season.
Winslow, who broke his fibula during a loss on Sept. 19 in Dallas and had it operated on last week, will have surgery Wednesday to stabilize ligaments.
Winslow, the No. 6 overall pick in this year's draft, was initially expected to be out for at least eight to 10 weeks but will now need longer to recover.
"Our No. 1 concern is Kellen's health and his long-term contribution to the Cleveland Browns," coach Butch Davis said in a statement Tuesday. "We know he will approach his rehabilitation with the same determination that he shows on the football field and look forward to his return for the 2005 season."
Winslow fractured his fibula – the outer bone in his lower leg – while scrambling to recover an onside kick in the final seconds of the Browns' 19-12 loss to the Cowboys.
Last week, the first-round draft pick had screws and plates inserted to stabilize the fracture that was clean through the bone.
Following the surgery, Davis reported that doctors found no ligament damage and said there was a good chance Winslow would be back in November.
But after evaluating Winslow, team doctors decided he needed more surgery.