Patriots give WR Branch permission to seek trade
Deion Branch, the Patriots leading wide receiver and current hold-out, has been given permission by the team to seek a trade.
I gotta admit, I’m a little surprised at this one. They don’t have a huge stable of WRs and he was their best. They already lost David Givens to the Titans. They couldn’t afford to lose another. I honestly couldn’t name another one of their WRs, other than Troy Brown. And while Brown is good, he’s nearing the end of his career.
I looked it up. Here are their other WRs and their years of experience:
- Reche Caldwell, 6 years
- Bam Childress, 1 year
- Chad Jackson, rookie
- Kelvin Kight, 1 year
- Zuriel Smith, 2 years
- John Stone, 2 years
Awe inspiring, isn’t it. I would consider myself a pretty decent football fan and the only two on this list I’ve even heard of are Caldwell and Jackson. Jackson is a rookie and Caldwell wasn’t that great in San Diego last year.
Though the ESPN article is quick to point out that this doesn’t necessarily mean he will be traded, teams and players rarely come back from this point of no return. I’m a little worried now about Tom Brady’s fantasy value.
