Another playoff loss, another Patriots player's wife sounding off.
No, it wasn't Tom Brady's supermodel wife who went on a postgame rant this time, but rather Wes Welker's wife, Anna Burns Welker, who went on the offensive against the Ravens.
"Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay! What a hall of fame player! A true role model!," the former Miss Hooters wrote on her Facebook page following the Patriots' 28-13 loss to Baltimore.
Welker's wife is referencing an incident that happened in 2000 when Lewis was charged with murder after two men were found dead after a brawl in Atlanta, though she may want to consider reading his Wikipedia page a little closer. Lewis pleaded down to obstruction of justice in exchange for testifying against Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting, who were later acquitted. Lewis later settled with two family members of the victims in the incident.
Welker's wife's outburst was first captured by TheBigLead.com, and comes less than a calendar year after Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen lashed out after the Patriots' 21-17 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI last February. Ironically, Welker was the subject of the Brazilian babe's comments.
"You [need] to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball," she was heard saying. "My husband cannot [expletive] throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."
Welker once again dropped a key pass from Brady in the 28-13 loss in the AFC Championship game. On New England's opening drive of the second half, with the Patriots leading 13-7, Welker dropped a pass from Brady on 3rd-and-8 and the team was forced to punt.
On the ensuing possession, Baltimore would take the lead for good on a five-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco to Dennis Pitta.
The Ravens win gives Lewis a chance to win a second Super Bowl. Lewis announced before the playoffs began that he would be retiring at the end of this season.