Linebacker Brandon Spikes is a free agent, and he spent Wednesday visiting his former team, the Patriots.
Spikes spent four seasons with New England from 2010-13 before signing with the Bills for the 2014 season. After parting with the Patriots, he took to Twitter to compare his time with the team as "4 years a slave," a reference to the movie "12 Years a Slave."
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it's icing on my cake to hand the #Patriots two big L's this year. #justwatch
— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) April 9, 20144 years a slave
— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) April 9, 2014Time truly does heal all wounds.
The Patriots could use some depth behind linebackers Jerod Mayo, Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower. Mayo (knee) and Hightower (shoulder) are both coming off significant surgeries.