Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow drew a one-game suspension for his angry comments concerning his treatment by Browns General Manager Phil Savage following Sunday’s 14-11 loss to the Washington Redskins.

Starting today, Winslow will not be able to practice or attend meetings. After missing Sunday’s game at the Jacksonville Jaguars, he can return to the team Monday.

Unless he appeals, the suspension will cost Winslow one game check, which amounts to $235,294, 1/17th of his $4 million base salary.

The Browns announced the decision in a statement from Savage on Tuesday. Winslow is the first Browns player suspended since Savage and coach Romeo Crennel took over in 2005.

”Kellen has expressed his desire to be a productive member of the Cleveland Browns,” Savage said in the statement. ”His comments and behavior on Sunday evening, however, were unwarranted, inappropriate and unnecessarily disparaging to our organization. His statements

brought unjustified negative attention to our organization, and violated the team-first concept of our football squad. Therefore, disciplinary action will be taken in the form of a one-game suspension without pay for conduct detrimental to the club.”

Winslow revealed Sunday he was treated for the second staph infection of his four-year career while hospitalized earlier this month. He released a statement through his publicity firm, EAG Sports Management.

”I am disappointed that my organization felt the need to suspend me for speaking out regarding my medical situation with staph,” Winslow said. ”I take responsibility for the fact that there might have been a more constructive way to release this, but when I tried to do so I was discouraged from making the issue public. Regardless of how this was released, the information would still remain the same. I contracted staph, again.

”I spoke out on this because I felt it was the right thing to do and that is why I was so passionate about it. This has nothing to do with football and this has nothing to with my current contract situation. This is a health concern.”

Winslow pledged his loyalty to the Browns, but remains concerned after at least seven cases of staph have been contracted in the past four years, including receiver Joe Jurevicius this year.”