Anna Burns Welker PHOTOS: Wes Walker's Wife Bashes Ravens Star Ray Lewis on Facebook Following Patriots Championship Loss, Apologizes

On Sunday, January 20, the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New England Patriots 28-13 in the NFL's AFC Championship game. Following the Patriots' devastating loss, wide receiver Wes Welker's wife, Anna Burns Welker, hit up Facebook to congratulate her hubby on finishing off an awesome season... while simultaneously bashing Ravens' star player, Ray Lewis. The Facebook post soon went viral, prompting the stunning NFL wife to apologize for her "inappropriate" outburst.

Following the Patriots' Sunday evening defeat, Anna Burns Welker posted this heated message on Facebook:

"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!"

Welker is referring to Lewis' public Wikipedia page, which reads:

Ray Anthony Lewis (born May 15, 1975) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami. 

Murder Trial:

Following a Super Bowl XXXIV party in Atlanta on January 31, 2000, a fight broke out between Lewis and his companions and another group of people, resulting in the stabbing deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar. Lewis and two companions, Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting, were questioned by Atlanta police, and 11 days later the three men were indicted on murder and aggravated-assault charges. The white suit Lewis was wearing the night of the killings has never been found. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard alleged the blood-stained suit was dumped in a garbage bin outside a fast food restaurant.

Lewis' attorneys, Don Samuel and Ed Garland, of the Atlanta law firm Garland, Samuel & Loeb, negotiated a plea agreement with Howard, where the murder charges against Lewis were dismissed in exchange for his testimony against Oakley and Sweeting, and his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice. Lewis admitted he gave a misleading statement to police on the morning after the killings. Superior Court Judge Alice D. Bonner sentenced Lewis to 12 months' probation, the maximum sentence for a first-time offender, and he was fined $250,000 by the NFL, which was believed to be the highest fine levied against an NFL player for an infraction not involving substance abuse. Under the terms of the sentence, Lewis could not use drugs or alcohol during the duration of the probation.

Oakley and Sweeting were acquitted of the charges in June 2000 on the basis of self-defense.No other suspects have ever been arrested for the crime.

Personal Life:

Lewis is a Christian, and his commitment to his faith was featured in a Sports Illustrated cover story in 2006. He has six children by four women.

Welker's livid post soon went viral, receiving both positive and negative feedback. But Welker ultimately decided to take the "high road," issuing a statement to Larry Brown Sports which reads:

"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!"

Welker isn't the first Patriots wife to verbally support her man (while managing to insult other players). Following the Patriots' Super Bowl XLVI loss to the Giants, Tom Brady's model wife Gisele Bundchen yelled at taunting reporters,

"You (have) to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot (bleeping) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."

Meanwhile, the Ravens will go on to play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.