The 2011 NFL leader in receptions with 122 appears to be staying put with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
A report released Monday afternoon indicates that the New England Patriots will use their franchise tag on wide receiver Wes Welker.
Welker is scheduled to become a free agent on March 13, but reportedly the Patriots will use their tag on him as they’ll have until March 5 to make it official.
If Welker were to sign elsewhere, New England’s lasting memory of Welker would have been his infamous drop in Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants. With just about four minutes to go in the game with New England holding a 17-15 lead, Welker dropped a wide-open pass as if he were to catch it he would have landed inside of New York’s 20-yard line and would have likely iced the game for the Patriots.
Thankfully for Patriot fans, that does not appear to be the last memory of Welker.
In all four seasons with Brady, Welker has 100-plus receptions and since 2007, he has led the N...
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