Wes Welker
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $40,945,589
Career APY: $3,412,132
Total Guarantees: $24,525,000
Largest Cash Payment: $9,515,000 (2012)
Largest Cap Number: $9,515,000 (2012)
- Date of Birth: May 1, 1981
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 185
- College: Texas Tech
- Entry: 2004 Undrafted Free Agent (Chargers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | UDFA | Terminated | 2004 | 2 | $545,000 | $272,500 | $10,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2004 | 3 | $920,000 | $306,667 | $0 | $960,000 | 104.3% | $320,000 |
| Dolphins | RFA | Traded | 2007 | 1 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Extension | Expired | 2007 | 4 | $16,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $9,000,000 | $18,100,000 | 107.7% | $3,620,000 |
| Patriots | Franchise | Expired | 2012 | 1 | $9,515,000 | $9,515,000 | $9,515,000 | $9,515,000 | 100.0% | $9,515,000 |
| Broncos | UFA | Expired | 2013 | 2 | $12,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $11,647,059 | 97.1% | $5,823,530 |
| Rams | SFA | Expired | 2015 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $0 | $686,471 | 58.7% | $686,471 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 0 | $37,059 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $37,059 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 3 | $960,000 | $320,000 | $932,941 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 6 | $27,615,000 | $4,602,500 | $27,615,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Broncos | 2 | $11,647,059 | $5,823,530 | $11,797,059 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Rams | 1 | $686,471 | $686,471 | $956,471 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dolphins | $230,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $202,941 | 0.3% | $230,000 | ||
| 2005 | Dolphins | $305,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $305,000 | 0.4% | $305,000 | ||
| 2006 | Dolphins | $425,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | 0.4% | $425,000 | ||
| 2007 | Patriots | $550,000 | $1,100,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,700,000 | 1.6% | $6,100,000 | ||
| 2008 | Patriots | $1,400,000 | $1,975,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,725,000 | 3.2% | $5,250,000 | ||
| 2009 | Patriots | $1,650,000 | $1,975,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,975,000 | 3.2% | $2,000,000 | ||
| 2010 | Patriots | $1,900,000 | $1,975,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,225,000 | -- | $2,250,000 | ||
| 2011 | Patriots | $2,150,000 | $1,975,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,475,000 | 3.7% | $2,500,000 | ||
| 2012 | Patriots | $9,515,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,515,000 | $9,515,000 | 7.9% | $9,515,000 | ||
| 2013 | Broncos | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,150,000 | 3.0% | $6,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | Broncos | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $7,647,059 | 5.4% | $5,647,059 | ||
| 2015 | Rams | $970,000 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 | $956,471 | 0.7% | $686,471 | ||
| Total | $24,095,000 | $13,200,000 | $4,000,000 | $50,000 | $450,000 | $17,515,000 | $41,301,471 | $40,908,530 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 16 | -- | -- | 87.8% | 0.0% | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 122 | 1569 | 12.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 63.8% | 3.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 73 | 778 | 10.7 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 65.8% | 3.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 49 | 464 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.8% | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |