Wes was spotted at the Celtics game the other night chatting with television personality Maria Menunos. Boston.com has this picture

credit – pittsburghlive.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For Wes Welker, his presence on the practice field was just another step in his comeback from a major knee injury. Fans and reporters saw it differently. Might the New England Patriots star receiver defy forecasts and actually be able to return for the season opener? Even Welker was surprised by the optimistic, almost giddy, reaction to last Wednesday’s workout where he did agility drills, ran routes and caught passes from Tom Brady precisely four months after surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. “I didn’t think it’d be that big a deal,” Welker said after a similar session Monday during the Patriots organized team activities. “I’ve been pushing it and trying to get ready and get out there with my teammates, get a few reps and try and get better as much as we can.” (more…)

there are various articles floating online about Wes and his surprise comeback to OTA’s so instead of posting each article as an entry im going to just post the links . Boston Globe are reportingWhy Welker Got Head Start, while over at the Boston Globe, Karen Guregian has an article going on Wes Welker being Wes Welker (complete with pic below). Projo.com are like most news sites and covering an article about Welker catching passes from Brady a welcome sight

yup! Wes was and he is doing reps and lots of work. Lets just hope he isnt coming back to early. AND WE HAVE PHOTOS!!!!!!

from http://outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com this is Wes rehabbing from his knee surgery at the Celtics game the other night.

from bostonherald.com Celtics cheerleader – and New England running back — Wes Welker, who had a season-ending knee injury last year, used his JumboTron face-time during the game to jump up and jog in place to show off his surgically repaired joint. Like the Garden crowd wasn’t excited enough! Here is a photo from the game and also 2 from Wes’ football camp last weekend.

from boston.com BRAINTREE – As serious as he is about rehabilitating his left knee and right shoulder, it wasn’t the impression Wes Welker wanted to leave. At least, he can laugh about it now. The photo of the Patriots [team stats] receiver dressed in a bathrobe posing with playmate Ashley Dupre lit up the Internet, a souvenir from the pajama party that Welker attended in March at the Playboy Mansion. It led some to bad jokes and perhaps worse conclusions about his offseason. “It’s funny, man,” Welker told the Herald during a break at the Old Spice Wes Welker Football Camp yesterday. “I’ve been working so hard, and it’s like, ‘Oh, Wes is rehabbing at the Playboy Mansion or something.’ I’m like, ‘Dude, it’s one night.’ ” (more…)

Courtesy of espn.com Good to see your teammates Julian Edelman and Tully Banta-Cain out here? “Yeah, absolutely. The guys have always been great. I asked a few guys come to out. I have a few more coming tomorrow. It’s good to have guys out here, helping out, seeing how they interact with the kids. It’s good to see them out here.” People want to know where you are with your rehab… “Yeah, it’s going good so far. It’s a long process but I feel like I’m making a lot of strides.” Still too early to set a timetable for return? “Yeah, it’s way early. We’ll see what happens. My plan is to keep working hard and keep doing the things I’ve been doing to get to where I am now, and just keep on doing that stuff.” “Do you feel any pain whatsoever? “No, it’s fine. I guess that’s a good thing. I’m just trying to stay pain free. If you’re feeling pain, you need to stop doing whatever you’re doing. We’ll move along pretty well.” (more…)

from sports.espn.go.com BRAINTREE, Mass. — New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker isn’t sure when his surgically repaired left knee will be healthy enough for him to return to action, but he remains pleased with his overall progress. Welker has mostly been rehabilitating in California, and part of his work has been catching passes from quarterback Tom Brady once or twice a week. He wouldn’t go into detail on how aggressive those workouts with Brady have been, but expressed optimism with how the knee has responded since he had surgery on his torn ACL on Feb. 2. “It’s going good so far. It’s a long process but I feel like I’m making a lot of strides,” Welker said Saturday at the Old Spice Wes Welker Football Camp. “It’s gone as good as expected so far. Hopefully we stay on that track and keep on progressing every day.” Asked if it’s too early to set a timetable for his return, Welker responded that it’s “way early.” “We’ll see what happens,” he said. “My plan is to keep working hard and keep doing the things I’ve been doing to get to where I am now.” (more…)

from the bostonherald.com As Wes Welker is making more and more public appearances, we’re learning more and more about his rehabilitation process. Tonight, he hosted his “Cleats and Cocktails” fundraiser at the Oklahoma History Center, shedding some interesting light on his knee. According to the Associated Press article just posted, Welker said that, actually, he injured “just the ACL.” It’s just a snippet of a quote, and it’s tough to tell context. But that’s interesting… because it had been reported by me and others that he tore both the ACL and MCL. In fact, Welker discussed taking time to “let the MCL heal first“ in one of his first interviews after surgery. That’s why he waited a month for the procedure. Now, he said it wasn’t injured. For clarification, I emailed the AP reporter, Jeff Latzke, who said that one reporter there posed a question about tearing the MCL and ACL and Wes corrected by saying, “just the ACL.” Perhaps the article could’ve been worded more precise to differentiate between “injuring” and “tearing.” But a sprain is a small tear, so I don’t know. There was no follow-up, as the reporters may not have been aware that it didn’t jibe with what had been reported… until afterward. Perhaps this is a positive sign, meaning Welker’s knee wasn’t torn up as much as we thought. But I’m not really sure what to make of it, to be honest

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