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Welker regrets comments about Rex Ryan
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Welker regrets comments about Rex Ryan

Published Jan. 25, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

There is one more footnote to add to this season's Jets-Patriots saga.

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker told the Boston Herald on Monday that he regrets his decision to poke fun at Jets coach Rex Ryan by sprinkling numerous references to feet into his weekly meeting with the local media.

When asked whether he regretted the press conference prank, Welker said, "Yeah, sure I do."

“I’m not going to get into any details about it, but I don’t think it’s worth putting coach [Belichick] in that situation,” he said. “So in a sense, I do regret it ... As much as you might want to get enticed into that stuff, at the end of the day, it’s just not worth it.”

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Welker's comments, which included lines like "putting our best foot forward" and acting like "good little foot soldiers" were out of character for the Patriots, who were advised by coach Bill Belichick to avoid engaging in a trash talk war with the notoriously chatty Jets.

Belichick benched Welker for the Patriots' first offensive series of last Sunday's 28-21 AFC Divisional Round loss.

Welker, who is set to play Sunday in the Pro Bowl, told The Herald that in the future he will focus on not getting drawn into the trash talking.

"It’s about the team and going out there and playing good football. And not getting caught up in all the media hype. It’s just not worth it."

But the 29-year-old admitted, "it’s not always easy to keep a lid on it."

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