The Soldier and Seth

Scripps Ranch High hasn't been around that long, so one would think that Kellen Winslow Jr. wouldn't have any problem laying claim to the Most Famous Alum honor.
That's probably what Winslow was thinking, too.
Then along came a little show called "The OC" -- starring Scripps Ranch High graduate Adam Brody as Seth Cohen.
Winslow, who returns home Sunday when the Cleveland Browns play the Chargers, prepared for his pro football career as a student-athlete-soldier at the University of Miami. Somehow, the "soldier" managed to dodge enemy fire during his tour of duty in Coral Gables, Fla.
While Winslow was playing soldier at the U, Brody prepared for his acting career by working at Blockbuster. Let that be a lesson to all video store clerks out there. Today, you might be re-stocking the microwave popcorn display; but tomorrow, you could be cuddling up with Rachel Bilson (pictured).
Winslow just can't seem to catch a break:

• He's been living in the sizable shadow of his Hall of Fame father his whole life, and it can't be easy being compared to the guy who revolutionized the position you're now playing.
• As an NFL player, he's only the second-most famous graduate of his high school.
  
• Injuries and motorcycles combined to wipe out the first couple years of Winslow's career with the Browns.
• When Winslow takes the field Sunday, he won't even be the best tight end in the game. That distinction goes to the Chargers' Antonio Gates.
• The CBS announcers will probably spend more time Sunday talking about what Winslow's father did in a Charger uniform than what Winslow is currently doing for the Browns.

Having said all that -- and with Shawne Merriman's suspension starting Sunday after he decided to drop his appeal -- look for Winslow to have the best game of his career.