Breaking News: Alan Branch Suspended

[PatsFans.com Article]

Breaking News: Alan Branch Suspended

Steve Balestrieri

The Patriots will enter the beginning of the 2016 season without their QB and possibly one of their starters on defense. According to Doug Kyed of NESN.com Alan Branch has told teammates that he’s being suspended.

Branch, 31, was a starter at the defensive tackle position in 2015 and played about 40 percent of the defensive snaps. His workload is likely to be shared by Markus Kuhn, Terrance Knighton, and rookie Vincent Valentine.

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[PatsFan37]

Don't panic.

Branch has been suspended “a few days” for violating team rules, a source told the Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe.​

 

[AtomicDawg]

 

[BobDigital]

Probably not a big deal but the way Kuhn is playing it could matter... who knows.

Missing a preseason game and not just practice matters a lot.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

Too early for "He hates his coach"?


I forgot, for a moment, Tom Jackson is no longer commenting for BSPN

 

[BlueThunder]

More experience for the backups ...

 

[captain stone]

I'd rather learn that he failed a weigh-in than learn that he showed up late or missed a meeting.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

oh wonderful, another steve balestrini article

 

[IcyPatriot]

oh wonderful, another steve balestrini article

Alan Branch sets a record for most times suspended for the same offense in a single season.

 

[IcyPatriot]

oh wonderful, another steve balestrini article

Would be okay if they were timely ... but ... usually old news.
People who post their articles here should be timely or why bother.