Deion Branch
Trade history, asset movement, verdicts, and team impact for Deion Branch.
Trade Impact Summary
Deion Branch appears in 2 trade records in the TradeVerdicts database.
Related Trades
Seattle sent veteran WR Deion Branch back to New England and turned the return into pick #99, later used on LB K.J. Wright. Wright became the quiet connective tissue of the Legion of Boom defense: a long, smart linebacker who fit the scheme for a decade and topped 1,000 career tackles. Moving Branch made sense for a rebuilding team, but the downstream outcome made the deal far better than a routine veteran sell-off. Seattle converted an aging receiver into a championship-era starter.
Acquired WR Deion Branch from Patriots for 2007 1st (#24 Brandon Meriweather). Branch played 4 seasons, Super Bowl XL MVP, but never topped 800 yards in Seattle. The trade is best understood as a narrow roster or draft-position move. Seattle acquired Deion Branch and gave up 2007 1st round pick (24th overall, Brandon Meriweather), with the available evidence supporting a D grade rather than a stronger verdict. It should remain in the public database, but the analysis should not pretend it changed the arc of Seahawks history.