Louisville legend and former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch is joining the Cardinals staff as wide receivers coach, 247Sports' Matt Zenitz confirmed. Branch has been with the program in an off-field capacity for the past three seasons and will take over the role from Garrick McGee.

Louisville football is trying to establish itself as one of the best teams in the ACC. Jeff Brohm, in his two seasons with the Cardinals, has done a remarkable job, going 19-8 with an ACC title appearance and a top-15 finish in his first season.

For the last several years, former New England Patriots great wide receiver Deion Branch has found himself back at his alma mater, Louisville, as a staff member with the football team. On Tuesday, Branch received a promotion,

Deion Branch, former Louisville football standout and two-time Super Bowl champion, has been hired as the Cardinals' wide receivers coach, a source with direct knowledge of the hiring confirmed to The Courier Journal.

Former Louisville wide receiver and current Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations Deion Branch will be named the new wide receivers coach at U of L. Cardinal Authority’s Jody Demling was the first to break the news.

Deion Branch was an all-conference receiver at Louisville before heading to the NFL, where he won a pair of Super Bowls.