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Breaking News: Alan Branch Suspended

Steve Balestrieri
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August 18, 2016 at 5:49 pm ET

Breaking News: Alan Branch Suspended(PHOTO: Winslow Townson - USA TODAY Sports)

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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.  Tom Brady has already been suspended for the first four games of this season. No further details are available at this time.

2015-Week-7-Alan-Branch-250x250Branch, 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.

We’ll post more information as soon as it is officially released by the team.

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A former US Army Special Forces NCO and Officer, Steve has been following the Patriots since their days at Fenway Park. Steve has worked in the film industry and wrote as an Military Editor at SpecialOperations.com, 1945.com as a reporter for the Millbury Daily Voice, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, and the Grafton News. He's also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)


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