.JPG) Branch in 2011 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Director of player development and alumni relations | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 18, 1979 Albany, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Monroe (Albany, Georgia) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 2 / pick: 65 | ||||||||
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| Career: | 1–0 (college) | ||||||||
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.