This man worked the middle of the field when guys like Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, and Patrick Willis were lurking back there waiting for him. That took real courage. Great video NFL throwback!

@yvnggoat4739

Жыл бұрын

He really didn’t have a choice

@Terror832

Жыл бұрын

And the hit he took from Ryan Clark

@E3litecompany

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Ryan Clark

@cloud9caleb

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@stepaushi

Жыл бұрын

@@yvnggoat4739 👎

Wes should be a future Hall of Famer. He changed the game for slot receivers.

@jennyanydots2389

Жыл бұрын

Love me some Welker but, HOF? Never gonna happen.

@KoltonReitz

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 casual

@quill1260

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389, Wes Welker represents every single facet of what the Hall of Fame is about. Is he short in stature? Yes. Is he Hall of Fame material? Hell yes!!! I believe you will be proven wrong on this one. Let's just watch and see.

@redskinsftw

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389Wes was basically a better Edelman

@Johnnycdrums

Жыл бұрын

@@redskinsftw ; Well? I don't know about that.

Nobody ever talked about slot receivers until Wes Welker came into the league. It is not an exaggeration to say he revolutionized the position.

@packersauburneric3625

3 ай бұрын

Fact not az hakim

If Welker had Edelman's super bowls he'd be a slam dunk HOFer. If Edelman has Welker's numbers, he'd be a slam dunk HOFer.

@LightYagami-rz6su

6 ай бұрын

Edelman is wayyyyy better than Welker.

@dyelbodybuild5601

4 ай бұрын

@@LightYagami-rz6suno lol

@OkieAllDay

4 ай бұрын

Welker is a slam dunk HOFer

@Demarini71691

3 ай бұрын

@@LightYagami-rz6su I like Jules more, but Welker was definitely better.

@grimtea1715

3 ай бұрын

Imagine if Wes and Julian's playoff stats were combined!

It's a shame Wes Welker never won a Super Bowl, especially considering he went to 3, and played for 2 of the greatest offenses of all time.

@jrad410

Жыл бұрын

Also lost one as the Niners coach

@gbrow1604

Жыл бұрын

If only he had stayed in Denver one more year.

@vernonspiker6629

Жыл бұрын

Oh I forgot about the 49ers coach one. Wasn't he ok n the rams as a coach when they lost in 2018/19?

He really was an influential player. The modern slot receiver is nothing without Welker

@haleeon12

Жыл бұрын

🧢 lol

@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI

Жыл бұрын

@@haleeon12 love how you say that with no logical counter argument too prove they are wrong

@greysonG10

Жыл бұрын

@@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI He's a dumb teenage kid that probably didn't even watch Welker play.

@gadguard

Жыл бұрын

@@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI I actually like to think it was because of Bruce Arians teaming up with Larry Fitzpatrick. The way he was utilized as a blocker helped shape the position more.

@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI

Жыл бұрын

@@gadguard see at least you have some type of argument unlike these clowns that button mash that Cap emoji for no reason

“Im open on every fucking play” 😂 wes was really like that

Welker was one of those guys who seemingly didn't have all the talent in the world but he maximized what he had. Honestly, Julian Edelman should give Welker a Christmas card every year because Welker revolutionized the slot receiver position and paved the way for Edelman's career and the career of all really good slot guys in the NFL today.

@josephcousley9307

Жыл бұрын

Edelman was closer to Troy Brown honestly. Amendola was the true Welker clone. Almost identical styles.

@PeanutButterAndJellyBros

Жыл бұрын

Edelman was a lesser talented Wes Welker to me although I’m a fan of both of them. Welker should be an inspiration for upcoming short receivers who wants to make it to the NFL

@jrad410

Жыл бұрын

@@josephcousley9307 Ppl forget that, Amendola was the replacement, but Edleman had the best chemistry with Brady. Took Amendola till the 2014 playoffs to hit his stride

@Johnnycdrums

Жыл бұрын

@@jrad410 ; Plus "Dola" was ill for a long ass time. For about three years, B.B. must have seen something as he never, ever gives a guy three years. Dola was the only one, as far as I know. He came from the Rams Organization, and when they got him he was already ill. Then he got worse, and Boston Sports talk radio was calling him a bum and lazy. He surprised everybody when he finally snapped out of it. He took up roster space, big mystery.

@austinthompson3522

Жыл бұрын

@@PeanutButterAndJellyBros except he couldn’t catch the ball when it really mattered in the superbowl 🤦🏻‍♂️

The greatest slot man I have ever seen play this game

@Sirik2809

Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree on that. I'd pick Welker over AB.

@Inbound66

Жыл бұрын

@@Sirik2809 They’re both really good elites wr but Ab had a best 4 season in 2010s

@genetakovic2508

Жыл бұрын

He was so good, he won the giants a super bowl

@Abbad1579

Жыл бұрын

@@Sirik2809🤡🤡

@TheSuperkeithg

Жыл бұрын

Him Brady and Gronk in 2011 where just an absolutely nuclear big 3

At his peak ESPN actually ran a segment on who'd you rather have.. Wes Welker or Calvin Johnson? Speaks volumes about how lethal he was in his prime

@Jimminus

Жыл бұрын

True. But I’d take Calvin Johnson over any receiver in history. Dude was just unstoppable.. on the lions of all teams too.

@yungjosh9884

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimminus darrelle revis showed how 1 sided a big physical receivers game really is, and cooper kupp is a slot receiver perfected prime calvin Johnson couldn’t compete with sbmvp triple crown cooper kupp

@jackblack7797

Жыл бұрын

Easy calvin johnson lol. Just throw the ball up his way

@mtg1470

Жыл бұрын

I'll take Steve Largent over Wes

@brandoncabezas5473

8 ай бұрын

​@@yungjosh9884, you sound crazy right now. Ask Matt Stafford his opinion. He will take Megatron over Kupp any day of the week.

His entire life his teammates and coaches told him he wasn't strong enough, he wasn't big enough, he wasn't fast enough... Then in 2007 Tom Brady and Bill Belichick said "we like you just the way you are".

He is a Hall of Famer. He is the best slot receiver ever. Now everyone want to play in the slot.

His numbers were just absurd too, what an underrated player, short white guy just dominating.

He redefined that position. Because Edleman got the titles many fans see him as the better player, but from a talent perspective Welker was just better. Shame he’s lost4 superbowls.

@MrBigdjc

Жыл бұрын

I thought he lost 3. When did he lost the 4th one?

@jrad410

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBigdjc he was a coach on the 49ers staff in 2019 against the chiefs

A really gritty player. First one in last one out mentality.

All of Patriots Nation knows Welker was an absolute beast & the spark plug that made the Patriots passing game go.

Wes was a "BEAST"...hard to cover, ran precision routes and caught almost anything and everything thrown his way!!!

@alexpalladino865

Жыл бұрын

Still, no Super Bowl rings.

Best zig route of all time

underrated. almost double digit TDs the same year Moss broke record for rec tds in a season is no easy feat. he is more reliable than alot of primetime receivers who may have had better numbers in their careers.

It’s a shame that one drop put so many people off towards him. Wes was the ultimate playmaker. As important as Randy was during those years the offense ran through Welker. Nobody took more shots than he did going over the middle of the field.

@yeomane

Жыл бұрын

People forget that Deion Branch dropped a TD pass in that game and Hernandez had several other drops. Welker had one drop. Hardly cost them the game.

@jeremytherocklobsta

10 ай бұрын

​@larrysmithers situation man that drop cost them the game but was certainly not the only one (Asante Samuel)

@binarystar300

9 ай бұрын

Go check his stats from that first Super Bowl against the Giants. Had Asante just caught that damn pick, Wes Welker would already be a 1st Ballot HoF. Convince me otherwise!

@SuperHondaman09

7 ай бұрын

And it would have been a hell of a catch had he not dropped it. Everyone blames him for that drop but let’s be real it was a tough pass into double coverage

Dude totally should be in the hall of fame.

Let's not forget how Welker, in a great post-retirement moment, showed up at Gilette Stadium to watch a game and hang out with tailgaters in a Tom Brady mask during Brady's dubious DeflateGate suspension early in the 2016 season.

I've never seen such a dedicated and hardworking athlete like Wes Welker...

It was sad when he left New England to join Denver. Obviously everything worked out after he left for the Patriots but Wes was such a special player.

I remember watching Wes play for Miami and saying, wow he’s good! Then when the Pats got Moss and Welker in the off season, I said, Brady got weapons now, this should be good!

Underrated and should be in the hall of fame.

@justineebourgeois3420

Жыл бұрын

Hell No! Not if Steve Smith Sr. Didn’t get in 🤷‍♀️.

@Grievous_

Жыл бұрын

@@justineebourgeois3420 BOTH should be in the Hall of Fame!

@theidiot3731

Жыл бұрын

@@justineebourgeois3420 They both should. Both extremely underrated.

Wes Welker's story about Larry Isso taking a dump on the sideline during a real game is absolutely hilarious.

He was the reason I made the switch to slot receiver in highschool, didn’t have the arm strength after shoulder injury to launch it anymore.

Imagine playing in Super Bowls with Brady and Peyton. Unbelievable. Too bad it all ended up in losses. Amazing player

Yes sir Nothing like adding highlights of one of the greatest slot receivers of all time GUNS UP BABY!

Thank you NFL Throwback for the great content! Man if Wes had Jules's big moments catches, it'd be over! I mean he should AT LEAST be a Patriots HOF'er and hopefully Jules and 'Dola too!

Remember everyone saying he wasn’t gonna do shit without Moss lol the very next season after they let Moss go…Welker tops 1500 yards

“Way to compete” -Bill Belichick

As a Buffalo Bills fan, allow me to say this; Wes should have won a championship.

@koolkitties8552

Жыл бұрын

He didn't win a Super Bowl with Denver

such a high IQ player. plays the game right. lot of grit and sneaky athletic. would definitely let Welker date my daughter.

Greatest slot receiver in NFL history. No doubt in my mind.

@packersauburneric3625

3 ай бұрын

Wasn't he coaching for 49ers?!

Its crazy how this dude completely evaded multiple Super Bowl wins with two of the GOATS tossing to him.

Finally! I've waiting for a Wes Welker highlight reel forever! Thanks 👍

Does it break anyone else's heart that Welker made it to 3 superbowls and lost them all. Then it seemed like the NFL black-balled him in the 2015 season and the broncos friggin won it all. I would feel jinxed somehow

PATRIOTS Greatest Head Coach Greatest Quarterback Greatest Tight End Greatest Slot Receiver (Arguably) Greatest Wideout Must clutch kicker of all time Top 10 defense every year No wonder they had a dynasty.

wes welker was the only person on the patriots who i actually liked. his name is wes and wes is a nickname i go by 😂🤷‍♂️

Wow!!! Didn't know about his early days before New England. Always thought he was Wes Welker the slot star. Absolutely respect his game and now more so the person.

I remember just getting into football and being a short white guy that was primarily a RB because of me being really short yet being quick and being able to run routes always being called Danny Woodhead/Christian McCaffrey but mostly remembering my dad (which is an giants fan) saying hate to say it but you play like Wes Welker, at the time I never really knew bout him but seeing highlights really inspired me to keep playing, such a great reciever and example that you dont need to be the tallest or fastest to play good. He really lead on for players like Kupp and Renfrow now

The guy was money one of the toughest Patriots and an all time patriot

Bro was seemingly always open. A huge problem!!! Glad he's coaching receivers in Frisco

Wes is the man!! Love you Wes!!😊

great player

Amazing that the Patriots never won a Super Bowl when their roster was stacked with talent.

Wes Welker is a true legend tho. we need to give that man his flowers.

I've met Wes twice..Incredibly humble, gracious.

The most UNDERRATED WR that comes to mind to me, and I’m not even a Patriots fan. The Man was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wes was amazing 🤩

his 6 yr stretch is incredible

Loved this guy! Wish he won a ring...

I think with having Edelman we forget what Wes did. He was amazing. If anything patriots were extremely lucky to have Wes then Edelman. That doesn’t happen often.

Gil santos saying his name is awesome. RIP Gil

What is most inspiring to me about Wes Welker, besides the obvious (explosive player, etc.), is that he is the same height as i am- 5'9. In a world dominated by bigger men, he shows that his height means nothing when you have passion and power.

Hearing John Madden call a game again was awesome!!

love this guy!!

Amazing!

One of my favorite player!

I’m a huge cowboys fan but I have so much respect for people that get doubted because he’s not fast or tall. He’s definitely a player that I would have loved to see him wear the star. But since he never wore it, I was stuck having to watch pats games. I couldn’t ignore watching him play, I had to see greatness! He better make it to the Hall of Fame, he was as important as Tom was to the Patriots first couple of Super Bowl wins!

Not a lot of people fall forward like he did. Like every single time he got tackled he gained yards at the end.

@anitafloyd2554

Жыл бұрын

Yessir!! First down machine!!!

i remember how unstoppable Wes Welker felt as a kid. felt like he made so much of Brady’s extra passing yards. thank goodness he dropped it when he mattered the most

2:19 "That's how Red Raiders do it, Baby"! West Texas is very proud of you, Wes. Thank you for the memories. Looking forward to seeing your name emblazoned on the Ring of Honor at Jones AT&T Stadium. I'll be there!

I will never forget the move he put on buddy that played for the Chargers back in 07

@Hybridswimmer

Жыл бұрын

Yes where he juked backwards like a thug and got a 1st down before getting blasted by 2 big BLACK guys

@thecoolbro77

Жыл бұрын

Thats when he legit broke out the scene and everyone started to notice how good he really was.

@pajinho2851

Жыл бұрын

@@Hybridswimmer why u gotta emphasize the black bruh 🤣

@Hybridswimmer

Жыл бұрын

@@pajinho2851 My brain just remembered the 2 big BLACK guys blasting him… vivid memory and I typed it

@pajinho2851

Жыл бұрын

@@Hybridswimmer hahaha that’s okay that’s like when sean taylor absolutely murdered that qb during the pro bowl game for me

Underrated fs

The Energizer Bunny!!

FINALLY!!!!!!

We can credit one *big* thing for Wes Welker’s emergence as a revolutionary slot receiver: the NFL deciding to enforce pass interference to the letter of the law after the 2003 AFC championship game.

@Fireyninjadog

Жыл бұрын

Ty law

@packersauburneric3625

Жыл бұрын

If only he caught that pass in 2011 super bowl that would of clinched a ring for him because he's one of the few elite guys to not win a ring with Brady

@packersauburneric3625

Жыл бұрын

@@Fireyninjadog wanna say he's coaching 49ers receivers !?!?

@anitafloyd2554

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Those rules didnt really take effect until 2011. 2004-2010 was still old school NFL. Theres a reason why there was only one 4000 yard passer in 2005, why Manning won MVP with "only" 27 td passes in 2008 and why he also won an MVP with 16 ints in 2009. It was still wayy harder to pass back then..2011 was when it really showed the changes. If the 2004 rule changes were so immediately detrimental, then why were physical corners like Revis, Bailey, Barber etc so effective after those rules??

@anitafloyd2554

Жыл бұрын

Why did Ty Law have 10 ints in 2005 in a year where Tom Brady was the only 4000 yard passer if the rules were that effective in hurting defense? Why did the 2006 Ravens put up legendary numbers after?

Was caught passes by 3 Hall of fame QBs 🔥

@jcore0981

Жыл бұрын

Who's the first

@calcaleb7041

Жыл бұрын

@@jcore0981 Drew Brees when he was with chargers

@jcore0981

Жыл бұрын

@@calcaleb7041 He never caught passes in 2004

@calcaleb7041

Жыл бұрын

@@jcore0981 actually he did with the Dolphins 2:07 catches a pass so can’t say he never did , and he did catch a TD pass from Drew 0:31 idk if that was preseason tho

@jcore0981

Жыл бұрын

@@calcaleb7041 Pre-season doesn't count

welker changed the position of slot wr, love him.

I'll never forget the time Boston Mayor Menino referred to him as "Wes Wekler".

Another man where it’s an absolute crime he wasn’t part of a championship team

I honestly did not know he was kicking field goals for Miami! But knowing Wes was a soccer player I wouldn’t put it past him

Wes Welker was such an exciting player to watch. He could do a bit of everything. Hall of Famer for sure. Without him, I don't think Julian Edelman would have gotten a chance, and Julian Edelman was another exciting player to watch, and another future Hall of Famer. Also, I find it funny that a lot of these highlights are against the Miami Dolphins, lol.

After watching this I’m starting to believe he’s the reason broncos went to super bowls. Wes for HOF for sure.

The "slot machine" Wesley Welker

BRO ABSULUTE BEST NFL CHANNEL YOU SHOULD WATCH ALL VIDEOS

That Super Bowl drop in the second Giants match up still haunts me

@otothem8980

Жыл бұрын

Not a drop, Bad pass

@vernonspiker6629

Жыл бұрын

My memory a little fuzzy but I recall thinking the game would have went a different route had he caught that

@alexpalladino865

Жыл бұрын

He’s got butterfingers. What can I say?😂😂😂😂😂😂

@tjanderson5892

Жыл бұрын

@@otothem8980 crazy. Shoulda come down w/ it easy. He makes that catch 98/100x. Pressure on his QB and he still lays a ball out to him away from oncoming safeties. Just needs to turn, catch, and go down. Think he was hoping for more and was hearing foot steps. Def coulda been a better throw; but it’s still a ball he needs to come up w/

One of the toughest players I’ve ever watched!!

Good video. Can you make a compilation video of Bob Hope Xmas Specials where he introduces College All Americans?

I think it's kinda tragic that he never won a Super Bowl. I feel bad, because he was an AMAZING receiver for so many of my Patriots teams.

Wes Welkah!!!

Ring of Honor or Hall of Fame? One of the best slot receiver to ever do it I think he could still play today 💯💪🏾

He should be in the Hall of Fame

Wes Welker is one of a few other receivers to score a 99-yard touchdown unlike Victor Cruz!

@jennyanydots2389

Жыл бұрын

Didn't Victor Cruz have to retire because STD induced seizures? I heard he lost control of his bee whole and that almost every single pair of underwear he owns is completely full of skid marks now.

@zachdamenti4387

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 Not that I was aware of…he and Welker both scored 99-yard touchdowns in 2011 and faced off in Super Bowl XLVI a few months later!

@jennyanydots2389

Жыл бұрын

@@zachdamenti4387 Do you think he had to wear special athletic diapers when he was playing in games for the G men?

@zachdamenti4387

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 No way!

@jennyanydots2389

Жыл бұрын

@@zachdamenti4387 He prolly was poopin in his pants most games. That's why when the media was doin' interviews you could see Victor by himself with no one using either locker next to him on account of the smell.

Wes Welker is the greatest slot receiver ever. Dude was a fucking PROBLEM.

I hate how he was moved away right when the Patriots/Broncos won.

Wes Welker was the best slot receiver in the history of the game. He was also one of the greatest undrafted players of all time, he holds the NFL record for receptions by an undrafted player. He spent 12 seasons in the NFL, so he was a great route runner as well as a pass-catching machine.

Nah west welker was really like that yo 🤦🏾‍♂️💯

CAN YOU PLEASE ADD GIANTS VS EAGLES week 3 2017 , for the game coming up this weekend , I know you have posted games from 2017 before this one could really use it

Wes and Julian might want to catch another pass each from Tom Brady when he's inducted into The NFL Hall of Fame. LOL

i love using him in madden.

One of the greats, a class act no dancing no dopiness just came to play. If only he had held onto that one pass in Super bowl against the Giants. Pats would have won. I wonder if they would have cut him

He started the craze of a slot receiver

Great tape of Wes but Rip Leech 🙏🏻

You notice in a lot of his highlights, the patriots were also blocking exceptionally well for him to. Gotta give them some credit too

“you caught 16 balls” is a CRAZY statement..

0:07 that was cold af 😂