I spent a long time Thursday transcribing Wes Welker’s various foot references, wondering if I was going insane and/or wasting my time and/or wasting my life.
Deadspin chopped up a video shortly thereafter, and suddenly it was in the football blogs for every major Boston and New York newspaper. So at least the time wasn’t wasted.
Welker showed up for work Friday, with a media throng wanting to confirm that his references were intentional. Welker unsurprisingly declined to speak again.
Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald wrote Thursday: “If you don’t think he did this absolutely on purpose, you just don’t know Welker very well.”
Teammates were asked Friday about it, and said: “Only Wes.”
Patriots coach Bill Belichick sounded less amused: “Right now my comments are on the Jets . . . You’ll have to ask [Wes] about that.”