Thomas Welch Vanderbilt Commodores Game Worn and Signed 2010 Senior Bowl Under Armour 3XL Shirt – Worn in North 31-13 Win Over South!!

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Thomas Welch is a former NFL offensive tackle most recently playing for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Welch has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Welch played his college ball at Vanderbilt University.

Welch played college football at Vanderbilt University where he redshirted as a tight end in 2005. As a freshman in 2006, Welch moved to offensive tackle early in the season after injuries to the team’s starting tackles and played in seven games. In 2007, Welch was the team’s top offensive tackle reserve and also played on special teams, earning the team’s Specialist of the Week award against Kentucky. As a junior in 2008, Welch started all 13 games at right tackle, earning the team’s Offensive Player of the Week award against South Carolina. In 2009, his senior season, Welch started 11 games at left tackle and twice earned Offensive Player of the Week Award honors.

Welch was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (208th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on June 4. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, 2010. Welch was offered a chance to be on the Patriot’s Practice Squad, but he politely declined. He later accepted the Vikings Practice squad offer and eventually was activated to the 53 man roster. He was on the 53 man roster for the final four weeks of the season once Steve Hutchinson was placed on IR.

In the NFL 2013 offseason, Welch completed an internship at Merrill Lynch in Private Wealth Management. He made an appearance on MONEY with Melissa on the Fox Business Network on May 29, 2013 where he discussed the internship and the NFL’s involvement with player development in post football careers. Following this interview, Welch was named to Business Insider’s Top 36 Football Players on Wall Street.

The Senior Bowl is the nation’s most unique football game and football’s premier pre-draft event, annually featuring the country’s best senior collegiate football players and top NFL Draft prospects representing the North and South that are coached by the entire coaching staffs of two National League football teams. (2010 featured the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins coaching staff) The game was played on January 30th, 2010 in Mobile, Alabama and the North dominated the South 31-13.

The featured blue and white Under Armour 3XL Shirt was game worn by Thomas Welch under his jersey in the 2010 Senior Bowl as a member of the victorious North team. The Shirt has been signed by Welch “Game Worn @ Senior Bowl 1/30/10, North Win 31-13” in silver. Sweet Shirt for a Commodores Fan!!!