Robert Kraft: 'Agent overvalued Wes Welker'

Robert Kraft has revealed that Wes Welker's agent was responsible for the wide receiver's departure from the New England Patriots.

The 31-year-old signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos last week after six seasons with the Patriots.

The franchise's owner told reporters: "Everyone in our organisation wanted Wes Welker back. Anyone who doubts that, or thinks we weren't serious, just doesn't get it.

"I really wanted Wes to be with us through the rest of his career, but it takes two sides to do a deal. I really believe in this case, his agents misrepresented, in their mind, what his market value was.

"In retrospect, I wish we could have wrapped that into an arrangement where it was part of a longer-term deal."

Welker joined the Patriots in 2007, having previously spent time at the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins.