Alan Branch

Patriots' Alan Branch (hip) has been cleared for practice

New England Patriots defensive tackle Alan Branch (hip) has been cleared to practice.

What It Means:

Branch opened training camp on active/NFI after failing his conditioning test. His hip injury was never a concern. Branch and Terrance Knighton are competing for one starting spot.

Our algorithms project Branch for 40.14 tackles and 1.31 sacks this season. We expect him to win the job.