Brian Winters is officially a Buffalo Bill after seven seasons with the Jets.
Winters said his goodbyes to Gang Green after he signed a one-year deal with the Bills on Thursday. The deal is worth $3 million with $2 million guaranteed.
In his goodbye letter, posted on Instagram, Winters thanked the Jets for taking a chance on him seven years ago. He also said there were a lot of good and bad moments, but he’ll always cherish his memories in New York.
The Jets took Winters in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Kent State. In seven seasons, Winters started 79 of the 89 games he played in, primarily at right guard. His 2020 season was cut short due to a shoulder injury.
Winters was one of the last remaining players from the John Idzik and Rex Ryan eras. He and Quincy Enunwa were both released this past week, so there are officially no more Jets players who played under Idzik and Ryan.
The Jets will see Winters and the Bills right away in Week 1 up in Buffalo and again in Week 7 in East Rutherford.