Champ Bailey Says Wes Welker Shouldn't Play in the NFL Anymore for His Own Good
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: <a href="https://twitter.com/champbailey">@champbailey</a> thinks Wes Welker should NOT play in the NFL anymore <a href="http://t.co/Ry8KWJCVn7">http://t.co/Ry8KWJCVn7</a></p>— America's Pregame (@AmericasPregame) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericasPregame/status/624348240477970434">July 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Wes Welker is still looking for an NFL job, but former teammate Champ Bailey would rather see the veteran wide receiver hang up his cleats for good.
"I don't want Wes to play for my own personal reasons," Bailey told Fox Sports 1. "I've seen him get concussions. It scares me. ... I think he can still play, but I don't want him to play because of these concussions."
Welker suffered three concussions in a 10-month stretch between his two seasons with the Denver Broncos, including two in three weeks during the 2013 season.
"This thing is no joke," Bailey said. "It's a serious thing when you start talking about your head. And for him to have to worry about that at a young age that he is now? He has to think about those years to come, and I just hope he hangs 'em up and not strap it on again."
Bailey, who played one season with Welker in Denver, when the Broncos went to Super Bowl XLVIII, thinks the 34-year-old is driven to still play because he has yet to win a championship despite playing in three Super Bowls.
"I understand why he has that desire to play," Bailey said. "He wants the ring. He's been to two really good programs that should've gotten him the ring, and he didn't get it. He still has that hunger; I just don't want to see it."
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: <a href="https://twitter.com/champbailey">@champbailey</a> thinks Wes Welker should NOT play in the NFL anymore <a href="http://t.co/Ry8KWJCVn7">http://t.co/Ry8KWJCVn7</a></p>— America's Pregame (@AmericasPregame) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericasPregame/status/624348240477970434">July 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Wes Welker is still looking for an NFL job, but former teammate Champ Bailey would rather see the veteran wide receiver hang up his cleats for good.
"I don't want Wes to play for my own personal reasons," Bailey told Fox Sports 1. "I've seen him get concussions. It scares me. ... I think he can still play, but I don't want him to play because of these concussions."
Welker suffered three concussions in a 10-month stretch between his two seasons with the Denver Broncos, including two in three weeks during the 2013 season.
"This thing is no joke," Bailey said. "It's a serious thing when you start talking about your head. And for him to have to worry about that at a young age that he is now? He has to think about those years to come, and I just hope he hangs 'em up and not strap it on again."
Bailey, who played one season with Welker in Denver, when the Broncos went to Super Bowl XLVIII, thinks the 34-year-old is driven to still play because he has yet to win a championship despite playing in three Super Bowls.
"I understand why he has that desire to play," Bailey said. "He wants the ring. He's been to two really good programs that should've gotten him the ring, and he didn't get it. He still has that hunger; I just don't want to see it."
I didn't want to laugh but literally I'm Rollin 
Yeah he's going after that ring. Can't tell him nothing at this point. Let him go out doing what he loves. He knows the risk, his life his decision.
