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Branch to have surgery, expected to miss at least nine months
January 15, 2008 : Associated Press
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said Tuesday that wide receiver Deion Branch will have surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. At his end-of-the-season news ... read full article

Seahawks Notebook: Branch returns, shows flashes of his ability
January 10, 2008: Seattle PI

Not having Deion Branch for the past two weeks only made the Seahawks appreciate what they've missed while their starting flanker was sidelined because of a strained calf. Branch was limited in ... read full article

Seahawks' Branch goes zero to hero
October 3, 2007 : Seattle PI
After Deion Branch went without a catch in the Seahawks' season opener, the veteran wide receiver assured anyone who would listen that there was no cause for concern.

Good read by Branch. In the past three games, all he has done ... read full article

Branch filling the shoes of Hawks' top receiver

October 1, 2007 : Seattle Times
The writing wasn't on the wall, it was on Darrell Jackson's shoes. "I want D.B. money." Jackson scribbled those words across the tops of his sneakers last year and then wore them against Arizona immediately after the Seahawks signed Deion Branch. Now, Branch has stepped into Jackson's shoes, taking over his spot at ... read full article

Seahawks notes Branch grabs playmaker role, credits hard offseason work
October 1, 2007 : The Oregonian
Seattle wide receiver Deion Branch continued his hot play Sunday with seven catches for 130 yards in a 23-3 win at San Francisco. Since going without a catch in the season opener against Tampa Bay, Branch has caught 20 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown. Branch said the difference is that all of the hard work ... read full article

Radio Interview with Deion Branch
September 25, 2007 : KJR AM
Seahawks WR Deion Branch joined Softy in studio on Tuesday.
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Seahawks get with Branch plan
September 17, 2007 : Seattle PI
In an otherwise laudatory season-opening win over Tampa Bay, the Seahawks were puzzled as to how their leading receiver, Deion Branch, was shut out.

Mike Holmgren made sure that wasn't going to happen Sunday, dedicating a good chunk of practice time over the past week to making sure Branch gets his hands on the ball. The plan worked -- the seven catches matched ... read full article

Minus Jackson, Branch and Co. must pick up the slack
September 6, 2007 : Seattle PI

Deion Branch spent much of the 2006 season trying to get comfortable. The wide receiver arrived in Seattle during the second week of the regular season after missing training camp because of a contract impasse with his old team, the Patriots. ... read full article

Branch showing he's now top option
August 16, 2007: Seattle Times

The pass floated into Deion Branch's outstretched hands, right between a pair of San Diego Chargers for a touchdown. It was the first Matt Hasselbeck-to-Branch scoring connection in the new season, and ... read full article

Deion Branch is back and smiling
Seahawks.com
This fall is Deion Branch’s time for the Seattle Seahawks and he knows it.

Oh he showed flashes of brilliance last year with special touchdowns or random plays. He showed spectacular presence of mind to steal the football back for the Seahawks after a turnover in a close loss that nearly turned into a victory ... read full article

Honeymoon's over for Hawks' Branch
June 6, 2006 : Seattle PI

There are excuses for missing a minicamp, and then there are excuses for missing a minicamp. Deion Branch finally joined the Seahawks' "voluntary" workouts Monday -- a week late -- and arrived with a reason that was at least original. The veteran wide receiver not only was on ... read full article

Branch in his element as postseason begins
January 6, 2007 : Seattle PI
Something about the playoffs brings out the best in Deion Branch. In eight postseason games, the diminutive wide receiver has caught 41 passes for a 20-yard average and two touchdowns -- including his record 11 receptions that earned ... read full article

A small-town fly route for Deion Branch, Javon Walker
December 1, 2006 : Seattle Times
Deion Branch followed a high-school teammate to Mississippi. Javon Walker arrived after playing two seasons of professional baseball for ... read full article

Go 2 Guy: Meet the real Deion Branch
September 21, 2006 : Seattle PI
I've read some of the stories about Deion Branch since his arrival from New England, and most of them detail his greatness as a football player. ... read full article

He's no twig: on football's biggest stage, Patriots receiver Deion Branch has been anything but small
February 18, 2005 : The Sporting News
This year's installment of Bill Belichick, Coaching Genius, isn't about complicated defensive alignments or game plan adjustments. His best coaching decision of the year came in September when he decided not to place receiver Deion Branch on injured reserve after he hurt his knee. "If I was on I.R., I wouldn't be ... read full article

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