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September 1, 2006

What an afternoon

Hey all --

Well, the 4 p.m. deadline for Deion Branch and his agent to find a new deal and trade for the wide receiver has come and gone and things have gotten even more interesting.

The Patriots released a statement at 4 p.m. which said the following:

"No trade has been consummated. Deion Branch remains under contract to the New England Patriots."

That was all.

Belichick refused to elaborate on the situation during his 4 p.m. conference call, saying repeatedly that he would let the statement speak for itself. Of course, that statement doesn't say much.

The team also traded undrafted rookie running back Patrick Cobbs to Pittsburgh for an undisclosed draft pick and cut 10 players: LB Monty Beisel, LB Jeremy Mincey, WR Eddie Berlin, QB Corey Bramlet, LB Chad Brown, CB Vernell Brown, DL Eddie Freeman, TE Chris Luzar, WR John Stone and CB Eric Warfield.

We're trying to get answers to all of the questions involving Deion; his agent, Jason Chayut, has not returned mutiple phone calls placed since Monday.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 4:34 PM | Permalink