Wes Welker gets obliterated by Earl Thomas (Video)
By Josh Sanchez
Wes Welker is probably wishing that he was back on the suspended list once again, with the Denver Broncos trailing the Seattle Seahawks 20-12 (at the time of this post).
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Just minutes prior to a field goal from Steven Hauschka that gave the Seahawks an eight-point lead over the Broncos, Seahawks star safety Kam Chancellor and the Legion of Boom struck again.
Peyton Manning made an ill-advised throw up the seam that was intercepted by Chancellor and ended the Denver drive — which could have given the team the lead — inside of the redzone.
Chancellor’s interception was the big play that swung momentum back into the Seahawks’ favor, but fellow safety Earl Thomas is the one who brought the “boom.”
After Chancellor picked off the Manning pass, Thomas showed some incredible closing speed and obliterated the intended target, Wes Welker. Even if Chancellor did not make the interception, it is hard to imagine Welker hanging on to that ball.
The hit should have drawn a flag for hitting a defenseless receiver, but the laundry stayed off the field and the possession went to Seattle. We will just have to wait and see whether or not Thomas gets a letter from the league office at the end of the week.
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