Despite a messy departure, who wouldn’t want to return to the Super Bowl winning team?  Free-agent wide receiver Wes Welker hopes to play in 2015 and said Tuesday he would be open to a return to the New England Patriots despite a messy divorce after the 2012 season.

“I wouldn’t be opposed to it. It’s a great organization, obviously, and a great team. It wouldn’t be the worst situation in the world,” Welker said on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, appearing as part of promotional work for his hair doctor.

Later, on Boston-based sports radio WEEI, Welker added of the Patriots: “I’ve never ruled that out … I don’t think there are any hard feelings there.”

While there may not be hard feelings, the Patriots don’t appear to have immediate mutual interest in Welker, as every receiver is returning from last season’s Super Bowl-winning team, a group led by Brandon LaFell, Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola. It would likely take an injury to another player for the Patriots to consider Welker.

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Source: ESPN