Jeff Winans

Jeff Winans (October 12, 1951 – December 21, 2012) was an American football guard. He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1973 and 1975, the New Orleans Saints in 1976 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1977 to 1978.^[1][2]

Jeff Winans

No. 75, 73, 62
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1951-10-12)October 12, 1951 Turlock, California, U.S.
Died:	December 21, 2012(2012-12-21) (aged 61) Turlock, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Turlock (CA)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1973 / round: 2 / pick: 32
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1973, 1975) New Orleans Saints (1976) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977–1978)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1972) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Winans died of mixed drug intoxication and cardiomyopathy on December 21, 2012, in Turlock, California at age 61.^[3] He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[4][5]

References

1. "Jeff Winans Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
2. "Jeff Winans, DE". Nfl.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
3. "Football concussions send shocks through families". Chicago Tribune. January 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
4. "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
5. Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.