New England Patriots fans have already wondered if wide receiver Wes Welker was superhuman because of his play on the field. Now they’re wondering due to Welker’s seemingly superhuman healing capacity.
Personally I was amazed when he appeared on the practice field for minicamp earlier this summer but now the word is out that Welker will do full participation in drills at training camp which starts on Thursday.
This is a mere seven months since Welker tore his ACL an injury that at times needs an entire year before an athlete can return. We’ve started to see athletes comebck from this injury sooner but I can’t recall a football player coming back so soon from such a devastating injury. Sure TO came back in four weeks but that was a broken leg and even that was stunning but this recovery by Welker out does that.
It makes you wonder did Welker borrow TO’s hyperbaric chamber?
Whatever he did to get back on the field is an amazing tribute to his desire to win. Now hopefully he’s truly fully healed and dangerous as ever because Tom Brady and the Patriots are much better team with Welker in slot instead of on the sideline.
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