Wes Welker

Wes Welker: I won’t holdout into regular season

May 14, 2012
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Removing all doubt that his contract impasse with the Patriots will linger beyond the summer, Wes Welker asserted that he has plenty of motivation to show up when the games start counting for real. In an appearance on sports radio WEEI Monday, the highly-productive receiver confirmed he would not holdout into the regular season. “There [...]

Patriots place franchise tag on Wes Welker

March 5, 2012
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Despite his gaffe in the Super Bowl (which, apparently, wasn’t a gaffe at all), Wes Welker is not leaving New England. A league source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Patriots will place the franchise tag on Welker Monday, ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline for teams to use the designation. It’s an expected move [...]

Bill O’Brien says Wes Welker didn’t drop the ball

March 4, 2012
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Though he’s now faced with the unenviable task of rebuilding Penn State’s football legacy, former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is still harping on the heartbreak of Super Bowl XLVI. The play that haunts him — and many, many others in New England — was the incomplete pass to Wes Welker late in the fourth [...]

Wes Welker: I let the Pats down

February 6, 2012
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Wes Welker is not the sole reason why the Patriots — again — lost to the Giants in the Big Game, though the Pro Bowl receiver still feels like the guiltiest culprit. In the waning minutes of Super Bowl XLVI, Tom Brady delivered a strike downfield to Welker, who split the defense and, like he [...]

Wes Welker placed on PUP list

July 27, 2010

As it turns out, Patriots receiver Wes Welker isn’t gaining medical clearance to practice after all. Per Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston, the Patriots placed Welker on the active/PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list today. It’s not as bad as it sounds; Reiss calls this move more “procedural” than anything else, as it’s helping out [...]

Wes Welker to fully participate in training camp

July 23, 2010

Good news for Tom Brady and the Patriots offense: it’s looking like wide receiver Wes Welker will be a full go for camp and beyond. According to the Boston Herald (via 98.5 The SportsHub), Welker is expected to be cleared to fully participate in training camp, which kicks off next Thursday for New England. He’ll [...]

Wes Welker participates in OTAs wearing brace on knee

June 2, 2010

Hate him or love him, no one, including myself, questions WR Wes Welker’s toughness and passion for the game. Those two qualities were on demonstration today when Welker showed up in uniform to the Patriots OTAs, with a brace on his surgically repaired left knee, ready to dive into the workout. He reportedly joined in [...]

Wes Welker rehabbing torn rotator cuff, too

March 12, 2010

As if coming back from a torn ACL/MCL wasn’t hard enough for Wes Welker, we now know the Patriots WR will be rehabbing TWO serious injuries. Confirmed by the Boston Herald, Welker suffered a torn rotator cuff at an unknown time last season. It is also unclear how we injured the shoulder or what shoulder [...]