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Pats acquire Welker
The Patriots acquired receiver Wes Welker from the Miami Dolphins today for undisclosed draft choices.
Sports Illustrated's Peter King reports that the Patriots will give up second- and seventh-round picks.
Welker, who enters his fourth NFL season, was a restricted free agent. The Dolphins had tendered him a one-year, $1.3 million offer and any team that attempted to sign him to an offer sheet would have had to surrender a second-round draft choice.
Welker, who is coming off a career-high 67-catch season, visited with Patriots officials at Gillette Stadium today.
Welker joins a receiving corps that includes Reche Caldwell, Jabar Gaffney, Chad Jackson, Kelvin Kight and Bam Childress. Veteran Troy Brown could also return, although he previously said he is taking a wait and see approach to free agency.
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So they did a trade rather than worry about any kind of poison pill contract.
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