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Wes Welker was born in Oklahoma City on May 1, 1981.\u00a0 He began his football career at Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City and during his Junior year, he helped lead his team to the 2A State Football Championship defeating Tishomingo High School.\u00a0 He was named The Daily Oklahoman All-State Player of the Year and Oklahoma State Player of the Year by USA Today. Out of high school, Welker was offered a scholarship at Texas Tech to play for the Red Raiders.\u00a0 His amazing athleticism prompted Welker to win the Mosi Tatupu Award, given annually to the best special teams\u2019 player in college football. He was also named to the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team as a punt returner.\u00a0 Yet, after his senior year, Welker was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.

Welker signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers.\u00a0 After the Chargers he decided to sign with the Miami Dolphins where he was mostly used on special teams. Welker joined the New England Patriots beginning a lustrous five year career with the team.\u00a0 While in New England, Welker led the league in receptions in 2007, 2009 and 2011.\u00a0 He holds the four highest single-season reception totals in Patriot history, as well as four of the top ten receiving yardage totals, including the franchise record.\u00a0 Welker was selected to the Pro Bowl, the All-Pro Team, or both, in every season of his Patriots career.

In 2013, Welker signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Denver Broncos. In his debut as a Bronco, Welker had nine receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns against the Baltimore Ravens.\u00a0 By week 11, Welker had more touchdowns than he had the entire previous season with the Patriots and as many as he had in any season with New England.\u00a0 In January 2014, he earned his third AFC Championship win after he helped the Broncos defeat his former team, the New England Patriots.\u00a0 In 2017, Wes became an NFL Assistant Coach for the Houston Texans and in 2019, he became the Wide Receivers Coach for the San Francisco 49ers.\u00a0 He currently serves as the Wide Receivers Coach for the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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