{"id":39418,"date":"2022-01-18T15:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=39418"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:53:52","slug":"icymi-louisville-hires-deion-branch-to-be-director-of-player-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/01\/18\/icymi-louisville-hires-deion-branch-to-be-director-of-player-development\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Louisville Hires Deion Branch To Be Director Of Player Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> wide receiver and Super Bowl XXXIX MVP Deion Branch is back in college athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Branch&#8217;s alma mater, the University of Louisville announced he will become the school&#8217;s new Director of Player Development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To have one of the greatest wide receivers to ever play at Louisville and a former Super Bowl Most Valuable Player join our staff is a great addition to our football program,&#8221; Satterfield <a href=\"https:\/\/gocards.com\/news\/2022\/1\/13\/football-satterfield-brings-deion-branch-back-to-louisville-as-the-director-of-player-development.aspx\">said<\/a> in a press release. &#8220;He is a recognizable name here at Louisville \u2013 one that our players can look up to. \u00a0We are excited to welcome back Deion to his alma mater.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his two years as a Louisville Cardinal, Branch logged 143 receptions for 2,204 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns and helped the team win two Conference USA titles. His number 9 jersey was honored by the University.<\/p>\n<p>Following his Louisville tenure, Branch was drafted in the second round (65th overall) by the Patriots in the 2002 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>In 12 pro seasons, Branch totaled 518 receptions for 6,644 yards and 39 touchdowns but his highest achievement came during Super Bowl XXXIX when his 11 catches (then a Super Bowl record) for 133 yards earned him the game&#8217;s MVP award.<\/p>\n<p>Branch would voice his excitement for the new job in a series of tweets following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patriots\/status\/1482090653131710464?s=20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LETTTTTTTSSSSSS GOOOOOOOO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGzMos7Gqv\">https:\/\/t.co\/DGzMos7Gqv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Deion Branch #83 #84 (@deionbranch84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deionbranch84\/status\/1481836566020595716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats Deion!! 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