Brian Winters

On November 12, 2019, Winters was placed on injured reserve after a season-ending injury.

On January 16, 2017, Winters signed a four-year contract extension with the Jets.

Winters started 13 games at right guard in 2017. He suffered an abdomen injury in Week 2, and played through the injury for most of the year before being placed on injured reserve on December 27, 2017.

In his first year as the full-time starter at right guard, Winters started 13 games in 2016. On October 2, 2016 against the Seattle Seahawks, Winters hit defensive end Michael Bennett head-to-head after a play, which drew a personal foul (15 yard penalty) and caused him to leave the game with concussion symptoms. He was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2016.

On October 13, 2014 against the Denver Broncos, Winters left the game with a knee injury. The next day, an MRI revealed a torn ACL, prematurely ending his 2014 season.

Winters was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round, with the 72nd overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.

On May 10, 2013, Winters signed a four-year deal with the Jets. He started 12 games as a rookie.

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.

Brian James Winters (born July 10, 1991) is an American football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State.