Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL player and the son of Chargers Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of residential burglary in Encinitas, a sheriff’s official said.

Winslow, 34, was taken into custody after deputies responded to reports of a possible burglary in the Park Encinitas Mobile Home Park on El Camino Real near La Entrada, said sheriff’s Lt. Karen Stubkjaer.

A resident had called deputies around 2:40 p.m. after seeing a man he didn’t recognize walk into a neighbor’s residence. He went to confront the intruder and the man left, driving away in a black SUV, Stubkjaer said.

Sheriff’s deputies checking the area located a vehicle matching the description of the SUV on El Camino Real. Stubkjaer said Winslow was “positively identified” as the person who had been in the residence and was arrested and booked into Vista jail.


× Kellen Boswell Winslow Jr., a former NFL player and the son of Chargers Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of residential burglary in Encinitas, a sheriff’s official said.

He was being held on $50,000 bail on one count of first-degree burglary on Thursday night, according to a sheriff’s website. He was released from the jail about 1:30 a.m., according to San Diego News Video, which posted video of Winslow leaving and getting into a red van with a male driver.

Mr. Winslow emphatically denies committing any burglary. He would have no need to burglarize or steal anything from anyone at a trailer park.” attorney Harvey A. Steinberg

A woman who answered a call to a phone number associated with Winslow referred questions to his publicist.


The publicist supplied the following statement from attorney Harvey A. Steinberg:

“Mr. Winslow emphatically denies committing any burglary. He would have no need to burglarize or steal anything from anyone at a trailer park. He looks forward to being vindicated once this matter is fully investigated and adjudicated through the court system.”

Steinberg did not immediately respond to confirm he represents Winslow.

A 2015 story in USA Today called the Denver-based defense attorney the “man (who) sports figures call when they are in trouble.”


A sheriff’s official said the incident remains under investigation. Winslow is due to appear in court Thursday afternoon.

Winslow grew up in San Diego and attended Patrick Henry and Scripps Ranch high schools before attending the University of Miami.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the sixth pick in the 2004 NFL Draft and played 10 seasons for five teams, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and New York Jets. He concluded his playing career in 2013.

City New Service contributed to this report.



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4:25 p.m. This story was updated with additional details.

The article was originally published Thursday, June 7 at 11:50 p.m.