#84 - Deion Branch, WR In his first stint with the Patriots, Branch was the key piece on two Super Bowl winning teams. In Super Bowl XXXVIII Branch had 10 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown. The very next year in Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was named Super Bowl MVP with his 11 catches for 133 yards. His best season came in 2006 when he 78 passes for 998 yards and five touchdowns. That year in the divisional round against the Denver Broncos, Branch continued to prove he was a big-game WR when he had eight catches for 153 yards. After the breakout season, Branch held out and was eventually traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a first round pick that the Patriots would use on safety Brandon Meriweather. As we all know, the Patriots brought him back after they shipped Randy Moss to Minnesota. In his first game back with the Patriots, Branch had 9 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown, and a lot of the catches I do not believe Moss would have made as they were shorter curl or out routes with the cornerback draped all over Branch.
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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