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So we all might get glimpses of the next big names in the NFL today. And we might not.
Here's a really good retrospective on Welker and the Combine...
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2009/02/combine_wes_wel.html
Here's a really good retrospective on Welker and the Combine...
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2009/02/combine_wes_wel.html
Mike Reiss (citing Rich Gosselin in 2004) said:The NFL invites the top 300-plus draft-eligible players to Indianapolis for a weekend of tests and interviews. At least that's what the NFL would have us believe.
But if the best players from college football are indeed gathered under one roof at the RCA Dome this weekend, where's Wes Welker? There weren't 25 seniors more productive than Welker in 2003 and there weren't a dozen who enjoyed better college careers.
Welker left Texas Tech as the school's all-time leading receiver with 259catches and one of the great punt returners in NCAA history. He set NCAA single-season records for punt returns (57) and yards (752) in 2002 and also career marks for punt-return yards (1,771) and touchdowns (eight).
With NFL special-teams play at a premium in a salary-cap world and playmakers always at a premium at any position, Welker certainly deserved an invitation to Indianapolis this weekend. But none was forthcoming.
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