Deion Branch expecting to be booed by New England Patriots fans

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch is fully expecting to be booed by the team's fans when he returns with the Indianapolis Colts this weekend.

Branch only signed with the Colts on Tuesday, having been a free agent since the Patriots released him at the end of the last campaign.

He told Colts.com: "I don't watch the sports channel. So the only way I hear about the good things and bad things about me is from my friends. So far, it's been 75/25 with Patriots fans understanding where I'm at. "Mostly everybody understands, but you have those die-hard fans who say, 'Hey, we thank you, but now we're going to boo you.' That's pretty much how it should be I suppose.

"As a Colt looking ahead, I know how I am about getting in, learning the offense and knowing where everybody's at. I won't say I'm up to speed on that part yet though. As far as the things they've been throwing at me, I think I've been doing okay at it."

Branch was with the Patriots for two-and-a-half years before he was cut in February last year.