Report: Branch may be on bubble in Seattle
Speculation in Seattle is that former Patriots receiver Deion Branch, the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX, could be let go by the Seahawks in a cost-cutting move.
Writes Eric D. Williams in the Tacoma News Tribune:
So far, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Nate Burleson, Deion Branch and Deon Butler are likely in, with Courtney Taylor, Ben Obomanu and Jordan Kent fighting for the last couple of spots.
Or perhaps Branch could be on his way out.
The veteran will make $5 million this season to be Seattle’s third receiver and the Seahawks have a lot of depth at the position. So they may live with five receivers and let Branch go to keep a player at a different position.
Branch was a second-round pick of the Patriots in 2002. He played on two Super Bowl championship teams during his four seasons in New England, catching a total of 21 passes in the pair of Super Bowl victories, including 10 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown in the January 2005 victory over the Eagles.
After a contract dispute, he was traded to the Seahawks for a No. 1 pick in September 2006. He has been plagued by injuries during his time in Seattle.
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