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March 13, 2007

Report: Players union unhappy with Pats' trade for Welker

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported today that the National Football League Players Association is concerned that the Patriots and Dolphins violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement while putting together the recent trade of receiver Wes Welker and has asked the NFL Management Council for an explanation.

The newspaper quoted a source who said the trade" may have violated the CBA rule that says one club can't offer the player's former team anything that would [sway] that team from matching their offer."

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