CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reports that the odds of Patriots receiver Wes Welker signing a new contract are "weak." The Patriots seem perfectly fine with the talented, but older, receiver playing out the (franchise) tag. While Welker, clearly, would like a little more money and security from a longer deal, but La Canfora doesn't see it happening now after all this time. He loves being a Patriot and playing with Tom Brady, and the sides could always work out a new deal down the line, and in the meantime he gets roughly $10 million. Sources with knowledge of this negotiation have believed for months that Welker would end up playing 2012 on the tag, and that became even more clear when he signed it and joined offseason work a while back. Source: CBS Sports
Someone will sign him after he plays out the tag to a "longer type" deal...and he won't be nearly the guy he is in NE...
