CSNNE.com Patriots insider Tom E. Curran tells SportsNet Central on Sunday that "it would be an upset" for the Patriots and wide receiver Wes Welker to agree to a contract extension before Monday's 4 p.m. deadline for franchise-tagged players.
"Talks remain stagnant and by stagnant I mean non-existent," Curran said.
Curran also commented on reports that the Pats have told recently overexposed tight end Rob Gronkowski to cool it on the off-the-field activities. He said every Patriots player gets that message.
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"There's nothing formal where they sat him down," Curran said. "Everybody is under the guise of 'let's start to button it up, off-season's over and get to camp."