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Welker caught more passes than anyone else in the NFL last season but couldn't come down with the one that might have clinched a win in the Super Bowl. He had been hoping for a long-term deal,Givenchy Handbag, but the Patriots used the franchise tag on him; he decided to sign the $9.5 million tender offer rather than hold out. His teammates are glad to have him back. "Everybody is different and you can't fault anybody for handling their business. I'll let Wes' business be Wes' business,Givenchy Handbag," said Wilfork, who had contract issues of his own back in 2009. "He's one of the best receivers in the game and coming off the year he had, he's probably one of our best players and one of the best players around the league. I'm happy that he's back rolling with us for at least another year." A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Welker led the NFL with 122 receptions and was second in the league with 1,Givenchy Pandora,569 yards receiving. Brady said he'd like Welker to finish his career with the Patriots. "There are always contract situations and it's not my contract situation so I don't really comment,Givenchy Bag," Brady said. "I just try to support Wes and his role and what he's asked to do. You see what kind of commitment he makes by coming out here and practicing. He's always worked his tail off. I love having him out there with me and he's one of my great friends. Hopefully everything works out." The Patriots worked out for the second week in a row, with one more of the practices called OTAs before minicamp in June. Thursday was Brady's first general media availability,Givenchy Nightingale, so he discussed everything from the team's offseason moves to the suicide of teammate Junior Seau. Brady said learning of Seau's death had him thinking about the end of his own playing days. "That transition, I've heard,Givenchy Nightingale, is hard and we'll all have to deal with it at some point. Hopefully we can deal with it as best as we know how. If we need help, we can seek it out," Brady said. "Everyone had so much respect for him by the way that he approached the game, by the way that he approached life. He was a very good friend of mine. It was a very sad day. I'm sure it's sad still for his family and for all his friends who really loved him so much.

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