The advice Deion Branch has been receiving has been atrocious and that this was perhaps the worst way he could seek his payday. In asking for more money before his contract was up, Branch should have known that he would be accepting less than he would receive on the open market. The only threat he could impose on the team is to deny them of his playing services, and he should have had the sense not to take a stand against the team who deems all players outside out of a select pair (see Brady, Seymour) as replaceable. Read more »
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