By Mark Pszonak
Louisville didn’t have to look very far for their new wide receiver coach. Already a part of the staff, Deion Branch will be taking over at the position after serving as the Cardinals’ director of player development and alumni relations for the last three years.
Sources: Louisville coach Jeff Brohm is hiring Deion Branch as the school's next WR coach.
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Branch already has a long history with the Cardinals. Arriving as a JUCO signee in 2000, in two seasons at Louisville he totaled 2,204 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was then drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft by New England, where he was a two-time Super Bowl Champion and one-time Super Bowl MVP. He also played with Seattle and Indianapolis. Branch totaled 518 receptions for 6,644 yards and 39 touchdowns during his NFL career.
He began his coaching career as an assistant at Carmel High School in Indiana before making the move back to Louisville in 2022. Prior to current head coach Jeff Brohm’s arrival, he served as Louisville’s interim head coach during the 2022 Fenway Bowl victory over Cincinnati.
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Branch will replace Garrick McGee, who took the same position on Bill Belichick’s new staff at North Carolina.
