Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brian James Winters was born on July 10, 1991, in Hudson, Ohio. He is an offensive guard in the NFL. 

Winters attended Hudson High School and played high school football for the Hudson Explorers. He received the All-Ohio, and All-Northeast Ohio Conference honors his senior season, after being named all-conference his junior year. In addition to lettering in football twice, he also lettered three times in wrestling and was named all-conference in wrestling his freshman and sophomore years.

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.

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, he signed a four-year deal with the Jets. He started 12 games as a rookie. In 2014 he ended his season prematurely.

In his first year as the full-time starter at right guard, he started 13 games in 2016. On January 16, 2017, Winters signed a four-year contract extension with the Jets. He started 13 games at right guard in 2017.

In 2021 he signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals..