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[h=1]'6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder': Wife of Patriots' Wes Welker goes on extraordinary Facebook rant against Ravens' Ray Lewis following loss[/h]
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED:13:46 EST, 21 January 2013| UPDATED:17:55 EST, 21 January 2013
The wife of New England Patriots star wide receiver, Wes Welker, went on a rant following her husband's loss, criticizing Baltimore Ravens' linebacker Ray Lewis' personal life and calling attention to his criminal history.
'Proud of my husband and the Pats,' Anna Burns Welker, a former Miss Hooters, began her message, following the Patriots' 28-13 defeat by the Ravens.
But she quickly added, '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!'
Spousal support: Anna Burns Welker said she was 'proud' of husband Wes but went on to bash the opposing team's Ray Lewis.
On Welker's wife Facebook message, which was obtained by The Big Lead, she is referring to the 2000 homicide when Lewis was charged with murder following a stabbing at a post-Super Bowl party.
[h=3]ANNA BURNS WELKER'S FACEBOOK RANT[/h] '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!'
Lewis, who announced he's retiring at the end of the postseason, has been a focal point of the media's coverage during the playoffs.
Welker's wife later apologized for her initial post, saying, 'I apologize to Ray Lewis and his family for my comments. In no way did I mean for them to be mean or hurtful. I'm embarrassed for being a sore loser. I wish Ray and the Ravens good luck. Lesson learned!'
Mobbed: Lewis is surrounded by media following his team's victory Sunday.
But her initial message recalled a troubled time in the future Hall of Famer's career.
Lewis and a group of friends were at the Cobalt Lounge in Atlanta for an after party on January 31 when a heated argument breaks out between Lewis' group and another set of clubgoers.
One witness later said they saw Lewis throw a punch during the scuffle but no one claimed Lewis held a knife.
Beauty queen: Welker is crowned Miss Hooters at their 2005 pageant.
After Jacinth Baker, 21, and Richard Lollar, 24, were mortally wounded, Lewis and an entourage of 10 piled into a Lincoln Navigator limo as shots were fired.
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The two victims died nearly instantly after being knifed to the heart.
Lewis was soon taken into police custody where he admittedly supplied police with false information.
He was then arrested and held without bail. Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting were also arrested.
The trial began less than four months after the homicide.
Two weeks into the proceedings, Lewis agreed to testify against others in exchange for the murder charges being dropped.
He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and received a year of probation.
Even after testifying against Oakley and Sweeting, they were acquitted of murder and assault charges after a jury deliberated for five hours.
Lewis was fined $250,000 by the NFL and later reached a financial settlement with the victims' families. A confidentiality clause kept the amount secret.
In the past: Here's Lewis at his arraignment in 2000 in an Atlanta courtroom.
On trial: Sweeting is scene here during jury selection for his murder trial. He, along with Oakley, were acquitted of the charges.
Listening closely: Oakley sits in court as Lewis testified against him.
Mrs. Welker's Facebook message isn't the first time that a Patriot wife has lost her cool after a crushing playoff loss.
Ironically, after last year's Super Bowl defeat to the New York Giants, quarterback Tom Brady's supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, criticized Welker for failing to make a catch that would have sealed a victory.
'You [need] to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball,' she was overheard saying immediately after that 21-17 loss.
Got his back: Anna Burns Welker's rant is reminiscent of Bundchen's tirade following last year's Super Bowl.
'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.'
Lewis will now lead the Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on February 3.
[h=1]'6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder': Wife of Patriots' Wes Welker goes on extraordinary Facebook rant against Ravens' Ray Lewis following loss[/h]
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED:13:46 EST, 21 January 2013| UPDATED:17:55 EST, 21 January 2013
The wife of New England Patriots star wide receiver, Wes Welker, went on a rant following her husband's loss, criticizing Baltimore Ravens' linebacker Ray Lewis' personal life and calling attention to his criminal history.
'Proud of my husband and the Pats,' Anna Burns Welker, a former Miss Hooters, began her message, following the Patriots' 28-13 defeat by the Ravens.
But she quickly added, '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!'
On Welker's wife Facebook message, which was obtained by The Big Lead, she is referring to the 2000 homicide when Lewis was charged with murder following a stabbing at a post-Super Bowl party.
[h=3]ANNA BURNS WELKER'S FACEBOOK RANT[/h] '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!'
Lewis, who announced he's retiring at the end of the postseason, has been a focal point of the media's coverage during the playoffs.
Welker's wife later apologized for her initial post, saying, 'I apologize to Ray Lewis and his family for my comments. In no way did I mean for them to be mean or hurtful. I'm embarrassed for being a sore loser. I wish Ray and the Ravens good luck. Lesson learned!'
But her initial message recalled a troubled time in the future Hall of Famer's career.
Lewis and a group of friends were at the Cobalt Lounge in Atlanta for an after party on January 31 when a heated argument breaks out between Lewis' group and another set of clubgoers.
One witness later said they saw Lewis throw a punch during the scuffle but no one claimed Lewis held a knife.
After Jacinth Baker, 21, and Richard Lollar, 24, were mortally wounded, Lewis and an entourage of 10 piled into a Lincoln Navigator limo as shots were fired.
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The two victims died nearly instantly after being knifed to the heart.
Lewis was soon taken into police custody where he admittedly supplied police with false information.
He was then arrested and held without bail. Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting were also arrested.
The trial began less than four months after the homicide.
Two weeks into the proceedings, Lewis agreed to testify against others in exchange for the murder charges being dropped.
He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and received a year of probation.
Even after testifying against Oakley and Sweeting, they were acquitted of murder and assault charges after a jury deliberated for five hours.
Lewis was fined $250,000 by the NFL and later reached a financial settlement with the victims' families. A confidentiality clause kept the amount secret.
Mrs. Welker's Facebook message isn't the first time that a Patriot wife has lost her cool after a crushing playoff loss.
Ironically, after last year's Super Bowl defeat to the New York Giants, quarterback Tom Brady's supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, criticized Welker for failing to make a catch that would have sealed a victory.
'You [need] to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball,' she was overheard saying immediately after that 21-17 loss.
'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.'
Lewis will now lead the Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on February 3.
