Patriots WR Welker undergoing tests on injured left knee

Published: Jan 04, 2010 at 06:55 AM

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The extent of Wes Welker's serious knee injury should become clearer from an examination Monday.

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Welker was being examined, but he had no further update. The NFL leader with 123 receptions was scheduled to undergo an MRI, his mother, Shelley Welker, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.

Welker's left knee buckled on a play during the Patriots' first possession of Sunday's 34-27 loss to the Houston Texans in the final regular-season game before next Sunday's playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Quarterback Tom Brady said in his weekly appearance on WEEI radio that the Patriots have a Welker-oriented offense and would have to evolve from that. Brady said the team has to "move on and we've got to go out there and play."

This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an issue.

Related Content

news

Jaguars' Tony Khan takes punch, piledriver on 'AEW Dynamite' show

Tony Khan, the Jaguars' chief football strategy officer and the founder, owner and booker of All Elite Wrestling, took a punch to the gut and a "Meltzerdriver" piledriver Wednesday night live on AEW Dynamite from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

news

Daniel Jeremiah 2024 NFL mock draft 4.0: Two trades; 49ers, Chiefs pick WRs to close Round 1

In his fourth and final mock of the 2024 NFL Draft, Daniel Jeremiah projects two teams will trade up for offensive line help. Will there be a surprise in the top five? Check out the full first-round forecast, 1-32.

news

RB Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys met Wednesday about possible return

Running back Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys met Wednesday about a potential return, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. There is no deal in place, but the parties are in talks.

news

DE Trey Hendrickson requests trade from Bengals; team says it won't move him

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson requested a trade from the Cincinnati Bengals, although the team told him it won't move him, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday, per sources.