Wes Welker was a straight d-a-w-g DAWG back in the day on the football field. The former New England Patriots superstar — who began his career with the AFC East rival Miami Dolphins and now serves as their receivers coach — was Tom Brady’s go-to possession receiver for six seasons of his prime, racking up 672 receptions for 7,459 yards and 37 TDs in that span.
So you can imagine that when a big-name artist like Kenny Chesney came to pack Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Welker was going to get a special shout out if he wanted one. Welp, Mr. Chesney was kind enough to oblige Welker back when he was still playing, and as told on The Pat McAfee Show, the five-time Pro Bowler’s response was priceless:
He’s like a little bit of a wild card when he’s had a few…and I could tell that Wes was over there on the side of the stage. He was moving his body weight, one side to the other. I could just tell he wanted to come out.
I said, ‘OK ladies and gentlemen, please make welcome: Wes Welker!” And they are going crazy. He doesn’t get up. He doesn’t say anything… He gets up there on the edge of the stage, and looks at all of Gillette Stadium, and goes… *simulates pelvic thrusts*”
So basically, Wes Welker went full Ace Ventura on Patriots Nation.
Chesney is gearing up for his Sun Goes Down Tour, which will feature three shows at Gillette Stadium at the end of the year. The 56-year-old country music icon loves the New England area, and the city of Boston itself even sparked the inspiration for a song that has its title.
I could totally see Welker doing something Ace Ventura-esque at a Kenny show. Bill Belichick has caught some grief not only for dating somebody almost half a century younger than him, but for how sort of antiquated his “Patriot Way” had become by the end of his GOAT tenure as Pats coach. Belichick didn’t spare any players, not even Brady, from being chewed out in team meetings. Once Brady was out of the picture and losing became more frequent, it was time to go.
So just imagine Welker in the throes of the Brady-Belichick prime as they endured a nine-season Super Bowl victory drought, desperately trying to break through and failing during the six years Welker served in New England. Other than Rob Gronkowski, just about every Patriot presented such a buttoned-up image to the media, didn’t say anything of substance, and the Pats got a reputation around the league for winning at the expense of fun.
Good on Wes for getting some hip thrusts in. Poor guy wasn’t on the team for any of the Patriots’ six Super Bowl wins — just those two losses to the Giants, the first of which cost them a perfect season.
Disappointing as that may be, Welker was deservedly been named to New England’s All-Dynasty team as their all-time receptions leader. Maybe he can get his hands on the Lombardi Trophy as a member of Mike McDaniel’s coaching staff in Miami. Or perhaps on somebody else’s staff if he’s promoted past receivers coach. Heck, he may be a head coach someday and get the elusive hardware that way.
Wouldn’t put it past a pro like Welker who clearly knows what it takes to thrive among the NFL’s elite but can also cut loose with some hip gyrations when the occasion calls for it. If the Dolphins do somehow win the Super Bowl, though, we better see Welker on the championship float, Bluetoothing Kenny songs and showing off those hips.
