Monday, June 30, 2014

Welker reflects on Patriots-Jets battles with Revis

BY NICK ST. DENIS

Wes Welker spent plenty of time dueling with cornerback Darrelle Revis when the former New England Patriots wideout regularly took on Revis' old team, the then-rival New York Jets, for a half-dozen years.

Since then, the two have re-positioned themselves--Revis now with the Patriots, and Welker with the Denver Broncos. Neither of the two standout players' old teams are very fond of their new ones.

Regardless, Welker recently took a moment with a Boston radio station to reminisce about his time taking on Revis when the two were in the same division.

“We used to have a lot of battles, when he was with the Jets and I was here," Welker told The Sports Hub this week, via CSNNE.com. "He would come in the slot and kind of follow me around there for a few years. He’s one of the best I’ve been against, definitely a great player. You can tell he really studies his opponent and really gets to know them.

"He’s a very, very strong guy. You try and mix it up with him, he’s just one of those super-natural really strong guys. You’re like ‘Dang, I really can’t do anything against this guy right now.’"

Welker's Broncos are slated to take on the Patriots at the beginning of November for a late-afternoon Week 9 AFC battle. Assuming both are healthy, it will be a blast from the past--at least for a handful of plays--between the two veterans.

"He’s a great player and we’ll definitely have our work cut out for us," Welker said. "Hopefully he follows Demaryius [Thomas] around whenever we play them.”

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