OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker isn’t too concerned about the NFL lockout at this point.
He’s making the most of his down time, spending some of Saturday with about 180 kids who attended the free football camp he holds every year in Oklahoma City.
Welker tossed a few passes to the participants, threw in a few tips during receiving drills and lined up on defense during the 312-hour camp at Douglass High School. The school received a grant from Welker’s foundation to upgrade its weight room and add video technology that can help get students recruited by Division I schools.
Welker says he’s enjoying setting his own training schedule and getting time away from some of the same faces he usually sees so often.
But come this fall, he says, “I just want to play ball.”
