Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker spoke to reporters today for the first time since the hard hit from Steelers safety Ryan Clark that put him out of Sunday's game and ended his NFL record streak of 11 games with six or more receptions to start a season. Welker would not say if he would be able to play against Seattle this week, but he did defend the hit by Clark, which generated a penalty flag and some criticism from fans: "I've seen it. It was a football play and a ball got tipped and he came in and made a good play," Welker said, according to WEEI.com.