“Nobody’s done it better than Wes over the years,” Tom Brady said. “He’s—really playing with [him] the first time in 2007, he’s an incredible talent, his work ethic. Football is so important to him. He’s got more mental and physical toughness than almost anybody I have ever been around. He’s everything you look for and—it’s always hard to see one of your best friends on one of your rivals but that’s just the way it goes in the NFL. He’s done a great job with that game plan obviously they figured out a way to use him.”
While Brady and Welker remain friends and text frequently to check in on each other’s families, this week was an exception.
“This isn’t really a friend week, this week,” Welker said when asked if he and his former teammate communicated this week.
“So I don’t think so.”