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Branch, the Super Bowl 39 MVP, became a casualty of the Patriots' youth movement at receiver. He had 51 catches for 702 yards and five touchdowns last season with New England.
The Patriots will now proceed with a group that includes Brandon Lloyd, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman and Jeremy Ebert at receiver.
Glenn Erby is a NFL writer for FootBasket. He also owns the NFL blog, Tha Cover 2. You can read more about him over there. Follow him on Twitter @thacover2.