Kellen Winslow has said that it "feels great" to join the New York Jets.

The tight end signed a one-year contract with the AFC East side after taking part in the team's three-day minicamp last week.

The 29-year-old tweeted: "Feels great to be a Jet! I'm excited to help this team any way I can."

Head coach Rex Ryan told the Jets' official website: "We thought Kellen did a nice job given the fact that you get off a plane, you get into a meeting and a couple hours later you're out on the field. I think all things considered, he did a pretty good job.

"I see exactly what you see. That athleticism and his ability to catch the football, it certainly jumps out. I just see the kind of presence he has."

Winslow made the Pro Bowl in 2007 while with the Cleveland Browns and has also had stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.