Deion Branch News

It probably feels like this offseason has been nothing but one continuous trip to the operating room for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski - a feeling encapsulated nicely by NFL Network's Rich Eisen.

It seemed that the New England Patriots couldn't possibly let another one of Brady's favorite targets walk away, but this practice is nothing new, of course.

Dec 16, 2012; Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch reacts during the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Gillette Stadium.

Thinking about pushing your work to the side, firing up the Playstation and getting a little "Call of Duty" action in before heading to work tomorrow? The Patriots system is designed to expose those who aren't fully prepared, but Belichick leaves nothing to chance and recently explained that he keeps everyone honest by giving pop quizzes during ... (more)

Many outsiders look back at the New England Patriots trade of wide receiver Deion Branch to the Seattle Seahawks as a win for the Patriots and loss for the Seahawks.

Dec 30, 2012; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins makes a catch against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half at LP Field.

The New England Patriots have a nice pedigree of wide receivers who starred for the Marshall Thundering Herd going on, as the Pats used a second-round pick to select Aaron Dobson in this year's draft.

The Patriots have a ton of potential at wide receiver, but little proven value. Who do you think will step up their game? Outside receiver.

Apr 26, 2012; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the NFL shield logo before the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall.

The Patriots, opening rookie minicamp on Friday, are hosting 28 rookies and first-year players under contract, as well as a handful of other rookies and veterans who are working out for the team as part of rookie minicamp.

Bill Belichick doesn't have a great track record drafting wide receivers after hitting on Deion Branch and David Givens early in Belichick's Patriot run.

Most everyone outside the organization targeted receiver as a position of need for the Patriots entering the NFL Draft.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Former Louisville Football player Deion Branch and his wife Shola ran in the Kentucky Derby Festival Mini-Marathon this year in support of the Deion Branch Foundation.

The Patriots finally joined the draft Friday night, nearly 24 hours after it started, with the selection of Southern Miss linebacker Jamie Collins with the 52d overall pick.

33-inch arms, 9-inch hands, 4.29 in the short shuttle, three-cone drill in 7.2 seconds.

Retired New England Patriots player Joe Andruzzi and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell honor the victims and first responders of the Boston Marathon bombings during the first round of the NFL draft.

Before last year, New England had never drafted an edge pass rusher in the first round, and hadn't made a move up in the first round since 2003 .

If you think you know what Bill Belichick might do when it comes to drafting players, come to the front of the class please? Identifying needs this year for the New England Patriots might be obvious to everyone else, but only the head coach/general manager knows for certain what he'd like to do.

THE SCENARIO is familiar, if frustrating, for Patriots fans. After finishing last season with one of football's best records, their team enters the NFL Draft with a pick near the end of tonight's first round.

Each year, NFL teams dispatch a small army of scouts to various locations around the country to evaluate college players and determine which ones fit their systems.