Patriots Reject Trade Proposals for Branch, Cut 10 Players
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The New England Patriots rejected trade proposals for holdout wide receiver Deion Branch, leaving the sides at a stalemate a week before the season starts.
In fact, according to ESPN.com, Branch and agent Jason Chayut have filed a grievance against the Patriots through the NFL Players Association. In the grievance, filed after the 4 p.m. Friday deadline passed without a trade, Branch is seeking an expeditious hearing in front of a "special master" arbitrator.
The full grounds of the grievance were not immediately clear, but it is thought Branch will contend that New England officials promised his representatives they would trade him if the Patriots received a reasonable offer.
In other news, the Patriots made a number of roster moves on Friday, cutting 10 players, including linebackers Monty Beisel and Chad Brown and cornerback Eric Warfield, and traded rookie running back Patrick Cobbs to the Steelers in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice.
Source
- http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2568851
- http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2569231
Date
Fri 09/01/06, 1:42 pm EST
