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STEELERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT TRADING FOR BRANCH
It's highly unlikely that any team will swing a trade for receiver Deion Branch by September 1, since any potential suitor would have to work out a contract with the player and a compensation package with his current team during the same week in which the rosters are cut initially to 75 and then, on September 3, to 53.
Neverthless, a league source tells us that the Pittsburgh Steelers previously have had internal discussions regarding the possibility of trading for Branch.
The source tells us, however, that a trade is a long shot, given the tight time frame in which everything would have to come together.
The team's interest in Branch indicates that the Steelers aren't completely happy with a receiving corps that features a hamstring-challenged Hines Ward, Cedrick Wilson, Quincy Morgan, and rookies Santurdio and Willie Reid. The Steelers have lost two starting receivers in each of the past two years to free agency -- Plaxico Burress to the Giants, and Antwaan Randle El to the Redskins.
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STEELERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT TRADING FOR BRANCH
It's highly unlikely that any team will swing a trade for receiver Deion Branch by September 1, since any potential suitor would have to work out a contract with the player and a compensation package with his current team during the same week in which the rosters are cut initially to 75 and then, on September 3, to 53.
Neverthless, a league source tells us that the Pittsburgh Steelers previously have had internal discussions regarding the possibility of trading for Branch.
The source tells us, however, that a trade is a long shot, given the tight time frame in which everything would have to come together.
The team's interest in Branch indicates that the Steelers aren't completely happy with a receiving corps that features a hamstring-challenged Hines Ward, Cedrick Wilson, Quincy Morgan, and rookies Santurdio and Willie Reid. The Steelers have lost two starting receivers in each of the past two years to free agency -- Plaxico Burress to the Giants, and Antwaan Randle El to the Redskins.
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