It's really early in the NFL calendar to start taking jabs at the representatives of a free agent and preemptively playing the blame game, but Patriots owner Robert Kraft seems to be getting a jump on things. The Wes Welker issue might become a messy one in New England. In 2012, the Patriots franchised Welker, he expressed some displeasure that he wasn't getting a sizable long-term offer and the Patriots weren't happy he expressed those feelings. There was the really weird situation early in the season in which it seemed the Patriots were punishing Welker by not playing him much, then injuries happened and he finished with 118 catches, 1,354 yards and six touchdowns for the best offense in the NFL. Welker might be the Patriots' most important player not named Tom Brady, or at least one of the few in the conversation. He knows it, and the Patriots likely know it. But that doesn't mean the contract situation will be easy, and already Kraft seems to be on the offensive, making a general comment about Welker's agent to Comcast SportsNet New England.
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