Instead of getting ready for a game of his own last weekend, Wes Welker came back to Lubbock to see old teammates and root on his alma mater.
That doesn’t mean the former Texas Tech All-American’s finished with football, no matter how many people want him to retire after a string of concussions the last two years. He’s a free agent at the moment.
Although 34 years old and a first-time dad with six-week-old twins, Welker says he’s still interested in playing if the right opportunity presents itself.
“I think he’d like to,” Welker said. “I mean, obviously you can’t be too picky at this point, but at the same time you want the right situation, the right time.