Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who arrived in New England in 2007 and is on pace to break the NFL's all-time record for receiving yards in a season, figured he was going to return kicks for his entire career. Welker was asked in an interview whether he felt he would ever be a premier receiver in the NFL "No, I thought I was going to return kicks and punts my whole career," Welker said. "I didn't know that it could become this. ... I was just trying to keep a job. I wasn't looking for a big contract or anything like that. I just wanted to keep a job and make minimum. I was more than happy with that. So I just thought that's what it was going to be. "And I was like, 'The more receiver I can play, you know, then they'll see I can do that and help out there, and they'll keep me around longer.' But, you know, I had no idea that it would ever turn into this." Welker entered Sunday's play with 45 catches for 740 yards and five touchdowns. Those numbers put him in position to break Marvin Harrison's single-season record for receptions (143 in 2002) and Jerry Rice's mark for receiving yards (1,848 in 1995).