New England Patriots: Team Needs to Agree Long-Term with Wes Welker

March 5, 2012   ·   Drew Bonifant   ·   Jump to comments

According to reports, the inevitable has happened. As has been speculated for weeks, Wes Welker has been hit with the franchise tag by the New England Patriots, and he will be coming back for the 2012 season.
It's not good enough—there needs to be another inevitability. An extension for Welker needs to be a matter of when. Not if.
A long-term contract was considered a given throughout the season, especially as Welker was putting up unrivaled numbers early on in the season. It's hardly that now, as the Boston Globe's Shalise Manza Young reports that the sides are hardly seeing eye to eye.
And when the Patriots don't agree with a player's demands, that usually means a lot of headaches, a lot of resentment and a lot of frustration—and no deal.
It needs to be different this time. The Patriots need this player, and not just for one year. This can't be Logan Mankins Part II. The Patriots need to commit to Welker, for reasons both on the field and off.
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