Director of player development and alumni relations
Personal information
Born:
(1979-07-18) July 18, 1979 (age 44) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:
Monroe (Albany, Georgia)
College:
Jones County JC (1997–1998)
Louisville (2000–2001)
NFL draft:
2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 65
Career history
As a player:
New England Patriots (2002–2005)
Seattle Seahawks (2006–2010)
New England Patriots (2010–2012)
Indianapolis Colts (2013)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Louisville (2022) Interim head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX)
Super Bowl MVP (XXXIX)
2× First-team All-C-USA (2000, 2001)
Second-team All-American (1998)
Louisville Cardinals Ring of Honor
Inducted into KY Pro Football HOF (2005)
Albany Sports Hall of Fame (2005)[1]
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
518
Receiving yards:
6,644
Receiving touchdowns:
39
Head coaching record
Career:
1–0 (college)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Anthony Deion Branch Jr. (born July 18, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).[2] He is the director of player development and alumni relations at the University of Louisville.[3] He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
Branch was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, after tying former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice and former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross for the Super Bowl reception record with 11 catches for 133 yards. He was the first receiver to win the award since 1989 when Jerry Rice had his 11 catch game.[4] Branch played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2006 to 2010 before a second stint with the Patriots for the next two seasons, which included an appearance in Super Bowl XLVI.
^"Albany Sports Hall of Fame". Albanygasportshalloffame.org. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^"Deion Branch (2000-01) (2015) - Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^"Deion Branch named Louisville football's interim head coach as Satterfield leaves for Cincinnati". whas11.com. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^"Super Bowl XXIII Box Score: San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16". Nfl.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
Anthony DeionBranch Jr. (born July 18, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League...
Overall, New England forced four turnovers, while Patriots wide receiver DeionBranch was named Super Bowl MVP for recording 133 receiving yards and tied the...
only 12 interceptions. His primary weapon was second year wide receiver DeionBranch, who had for 803 receiving yards. Another key contributor was wide receiver...
the ball, the turnovers would prove costly. A botched punt return by DeionBranch helped set up a Brandon Stokley touchdown from Peyton Manning in the...
Brady eluded linebacker Michael Boley and then threw a bullet to DeionBranch. Branch caught the ball and ran out of bounds at the 33-yard line for a first...
the lead on an 18-yard touchdown reception by reigning Super Bowl MVP DeionBranch. In the second quarter, Moss tore through the Patriots' secondary again...
led to the return of wide receiver DeionBranch from the Seattle Seahawks in a separate deal. After acquiring Branch, the Patriots won 11 of their last...
the Broncos – to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for wide receiver DeionBranch. Week One: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary at Sun...
to become the head coach at Cincinnati. Director of player personal, DeionBranch, who played wide receiver for Louisville in 2000 and 2001, was named...
starting wide receivers from 2005; David Givens left in free agency while DeionBranch held out for a new contract before being traded in early September. They...
rushing touchdowns, making him the first Patriots wide receiver since DeionBranch to score a receiving and rushing touchdown in the same game. Thornton...
Super Bowl commercial, which aired February 6, 2005. Super Bowl MVP DeionBranch was also awarded an XLR. The car was formally introduced at the 2005...
Satterfield to be the program's next head coach, replacing Luke Fickell. DeionBranch was named interim head coach for the Cardinals bowl game against Cincinnati...
for 247 yards and three touchdowns (two to Christian Fauria and one to DeionBranch), Tom Brady led the Patriots to their first win of the season over the...
LaDainian Tomlinson, Brian Urlacher, Troy Polamalu, and fellow FSU great Deion Sanders, and by coaches Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, and Urban Meyer. Corso...
closest with Brady, he said, and also friendly with Julian Edelman and DeionBranch. He also called Gronkowski "the BEST TE ever to walk on a football field"...
September 11, the Seahawks announced they had acquired wide receiver DeionBranch in a trade with the New England Patriots. In return, they gave their...
this selection it acquired from Denver to Seattle for wide receiver DeionBranch. #104: multiple trades: #104: Washington → Philadelphia (PD). Washington...
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Super Bowl Player Position XXXVI Tom Brady QB XXXVIII XXXIX DeionBranch WR XLIX Tom Brady QB LI LIII Julian Edelman WR...
adjustment process. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick cited DeionBranch as "one of the smartest receivers" during his tenure with the team. Football...
yards. In the Week 17 game against the Miami Dolphins, with Welker, DeionBranch, and Aaron Hernandez inactive, Edelman capitalized with three receptions...
considered a repeat offender based on his prior hits to wide receiver DeionBranch earlier in the season and to quarterback Drew Brees in 2010. The suspension...
interception at the Seattle 31-yard line. A few plays later, Hasselbeck hit DeionBranch with a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 14–10 Seahawk lead at halftime. 3:51...
Chiefs RB 2001 6 16 179 Rashad Holman San Francisco 49ers DB 2002 2 33 65 DeionBranch New England Patriots WR 2003 2 32 64 Dewayne White Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
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