Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Patriots have traded a fourth round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver Deion Branch. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston, the fourth round draft pick going to Seattle is for the the 2011 draft. The MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX comes back to the Patriots where he started his career in 2002.
The Patriots traded Randy Moss last Wednesday for a third round draft pick. Monday Night they get back a receiver that was a part of two Super Bowl Championships.
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