There have been several reports throughout the last week or two pertaining to Wes Welker and the Patriots. Welker first said he would not holdout into the season, then signed his franchise tender, then complained to the media that the Patriots were low balling him with a contract worse than the 16 million over 2 years he was offered during the season.

The Patriots, as you can expect, are not happy with Welker breaking their tight lipped philosophy and making their negotiations public, this according to the Boston Globe. Welker responded by saying that he “probably misspoke,” whatever that means. There has been some talk that the Patriots could even trade Welker, 31, rather than resign him long term, given their depth at receiver.

That would be surprising, but then again, nothing would surprise me with the Patriots. They surprised when they shipped Richard Seymour to the Raiders for a 1^st round pick before the 2009 season and Randy Moss to the Vikings for a 3^rd round pick in the middle of the 2010 season. Both of those moves worked out pretty well.

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