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It has definitely been a weird offseason for former Buffalo Bills linebacker Brandon Spikes.
Left on the free agent market by the Bills for over two months - despite reported mutual interest in continuing their professional relationship, which began and ended with the 2014 season - Spikes signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots back on May 18.
Then, this past weekend, a vehicle registered to Spikes was found, abandoned, with significant front-end damage - and in the vicinity of a hit-and-run in which a vehicle containing three passengers was rear-ended. Naturally, that vehicle registered to Spikes is linked to the investigation.
On Monday morning, the Patriots released Spikes - three weeks to the day after signing him.
Patriots released LB Brandon Spikes, per source. Wasted no time....
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2015
That puts Spikes back on the free agent market. Buffalo is clearly not interested at this point, particularly with an investigation ongoing, and the veteran run-stopping middle linebacker may have a high degree of difficulty finding work for the foreseeable future.