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	Spikes was named a team captain in 2008 and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a unanimous first-team ]. He was selected as a finalist for the ] and a semifinalist for the ] and ]. He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss. He returned two interceptions for a touchdown tying the school record. He made six tackles in the ] win over ] and had seven tackles, two quarterback hurries and broke up one pass in the ] against the ]. After the season (his junior year) he decided to forgo entry into the ] and returned to Florida for another season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3835065\|title=Spikes, not Harvin, returning to Gators\|work=]\|first=Joe\|last=Schad\|date=2009-01-15\|accessdate=2010-04-27}}</ref>		Spikes was named a team captain in 2008 and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a unanimous first-team ]. He was selected as a finalist for the ] and a semifinalist for the ] and ]. He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss. He returned two interceptions for a touchdown tying the school record. He made six tackles in the ] win over ] and had seven tackles, two quarterback hurries and broke up one pass in the ] against the ]. After the season (his junior year) he decided to forgo entry into the ] and returned to Florida for another season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3835065\|title=Spikes, not Harvin, returning to Gators\|work=]\|first=Joe\|last=Schad\|date=2009-01-15\|accessdate=2010-04-27}}</ref>

	In 2009, Spikes' production fell to 68 tackles (36 solo)~~. He was one of three finalists for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award and a finalist for the 2009 ]. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus ]~~. In a October 31, 2009 game, Spikes was involved in an incident where he appeared to gouge the eyes of ]’s Washaun Ealey. As a result of this, Florida coach ] suspended Spikes for the first half of their next game against ].<ref name="spi_11_02_2009">{{cite news\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/cfootballnews.asp?articleID=267082\|title=Florida suspends Spikes for eye gouge\|work=]\|publisher=]\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="usa_today_11_2_2009">{{cite web\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2009/11/floridas-spikes-to-sit-for-first-half-of-next-game-after-actions-against-georgia/1\|title=Florida's Spikes to sit for first half of next game after actions against Georgia\|work=]\|first=Erick\|last=Smith\|date=2009-11-02\|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> Spikes later announced that he would sit out for the entire game.<ref name="espn_11_04">{{cite web\|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/5568/spikes-lengthens-his-suspension-to-a-full-game\|title=Spikes lengthens his suspension to a full game\|work=]first=Chris\|last=Low\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref>		In 2009, Spikes' production fell to 68 tackles (36 solo). In a October 31, 2009 game, Spikes was involved in an incident where he appeared to gouge the eyes of ]’s Washaun Ealey. As a result of this, Florida coach ] suspended Spikes for the first half of their next game against ].<ref name="spi_11_02_2009">{{cite news\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/cfootballnews.asp?articleID=267082\|title=Florida suspends Spikes for eye gouge\|work=]\|publisher=]\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="usa_today_11_2_2009">{{cite web\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2009/11/floridas-spikes-to-sit-for-first-half-of-next-game-after-actions-against-georgia/1\|title=Florida's Spikes to sit for first half of next game after actions against Georgia\|work=]\|first=Erick\|last=Smith\|date=2009-11-02\|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> Spikes later announced that he would sit out for the entire game.<ref name="espn_11_04">{{cite web\|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/5568/spikes-lengthens-his-suspension-to-a-full-game\|title=Spikes lengthens his suspension to a full game\|work=]first=Chris\|last=Low\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> He was one of three finalists for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award, a finalist for the 2009 ], a first-team All-SEC selection, and a consensus ], receiving first-team honors from '']'' and the ] and second-team honors from the ].

	==Professional career==		==Professional career==

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American football player

Brandon Spikes

New England Patriots

Career information

College:

Florida

NFL draft:

2010 / round: 2 / pick: 62

Career history

New England Patriots (2010–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

2× First-team All-American (2008, 2009)
3× First-team All-SEC (2007–2009)

Career NFL statistics as of 2010

Tackles:	0
Sacks:	0.0
Interceptions:	0
Forced fumbles:	0
Pass deflections:	0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987 in Template:City-state) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida.

Early years

Spikes played high school football for Crest High School in Shelby, North Carolina. Coming out of high school he was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in the nation, and was rated the number one prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com and 33rd overall best player in the country according to Scout.com. He was also selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

College career

Spikes chose to play for the University of Florida over many other colleges including the University of Alabama, North Carolina State University, and Virginia Tech University. He appeared in 47 games for Florida with 39 starts at linebacker. He registered 307 tackles (178 solo) in his career, with 31.5 for loss, including 6.5 sacks. He forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles and had six interceptions which he returned for 139 yards and four touchdowns, more than any other player in the nation and a Florida school record.

Spikes saw limited action in 2006, playing in nine games and recording 15 tackles as the backup to Brandon Siler. He was a member of the Gators' BCS National Championship team which defeated Ohio State. In 2007 Spikes became a starter after Siler was selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. He started all 13 games at middle linebacker recording 131 tackles (81 solo), which was second in the Southeastern Conference. He tied for third in the SEC with 3 fumble recoveries. He also earned first-team All-SEC along with teammate Tim Tebow.

Spikes was named a team captain in 2008 and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a unanimous first-team All-American. He was selected as a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and Chuck Bednarik Award. He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss. He returned two interceptions for a touchdown tying the school record. He made six tackles in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game win over Oklahoma and had seven tackles, two quarterback hurries and broke up one pass in the 2008 SEC Championship Game against the University of Alabama. After the season (his junior year) he decided to forgo entry into the 2009 NFL Draft and returned to Florida for another season.

In 2009, Spikes' production fell to 68 tackles (36 solo). In a October 31, 2009 game, Spikes was involved in an incident where he appeared to gouge the eyes of Georgia’s Washaun Ealey. As a result of this, Florida coach Urban Meyer suspended Spikes for the first half of their next game against Vanderbilt. Spikes later announced that he would sit out for the entire game. He was one of three finalists for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award, a finalist for the 2009 Butkus Award, a first-team All-SEC selection, and a consensus All-American, receiving first-team honors from The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation and second-team honors from the Associated Press.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m)	10 in (0.25 m)	5.05 s	1.75 s	2.89 s	6.97 s	29 in (0.74 m)	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
All values from NFL Scouting Combine.

2010 NFL Draft

Spikes was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on July 26, 2010.

Personal

As a child, Spikes was raised by his brother, Breyron Middlebrooks, while their mother, Sherry Allen, worked 12-hour days at a fiberglass plant. In 2003, Middlebrooks was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, the result of a drug deal in 2001. He writes to Spikes regularly and watches what games he can from his cell at Scotland Correctional Institute in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Spikes has a tattoo of his mother on his right forearm. Above his left wrist another tattoo reads: "I love this game." He is the younger cousin of San Francisco 49ers' Takeo Spikes.

References

"North Carolina Top 30 2006". Rivals.com. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
"Top Recruits 2006". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
Curtis, Dave (2007-12-04). "Tebow, Spikes make first-team All-SEC". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
Schad, Joe (2009-01-15). "Spikes, not Harvin, returning to Gators". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
"Florida suspends Spikes for eye gouge". The Sports Network. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
Smith, Erick (2009-11-02). "Florida's Spikes to sit for first half of next game after actions against Georgia". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
Low (2009-11-04). "Spikes lengthens his suspension to a full game". ESPN.comfirst=Chris. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
"Brandon Spikes Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27..
Guregian, Karen (2010-07-26). "Rookie Brandon Spikes agrees to four-year deal with Patriots". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
Long, Mark (2009-01-06). "Florida's defense finds solid ground with Spikes". Associated Press. USA Today. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

Bibliography

Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.

External links

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Offense	QB Sam Bradford RB Shonn Greene RB Javon Ringer WR Michael Crabtree WR Dez Bryant TE Chase Coffman OT Andre Smith OT Michael Oher G Duke Robinson G Brandon Carter C Antoine Caldwell
Defense	DE Brian Orakpo DE Jerry Hughes DE Aaron Maybin DT Terrence Cody LB Rey Maualuga LB Brandon Spikes LB James Laurinaitis CB Malcolm Jenkins CB Alphonso Smith S Eric Berry S Taylor Mays
Special teams	P Kevin Huber PK Louie Sakoda KR/ST Brandon James & Jeremy Maclin

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Defense	DE Jerry Hughes DT Ndamukong Suh DT Terrence Cody DT Gerald McCoy LB Rolando McClain LB Greg Jones LB Brandon Spikes CB Joe Haden CB Javier Arenas S Eric Berry S Earl Thomas
Special teams	P Drew Butler PK Kai Forbath KR/ST C. J. Spiller

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Practice squad	11 John Parker Romo 14 Alex Erickson 30 D. J. James 34 Mark Perry 35 Miles Battle 36 Kevin Harris 45 Monty Rice 47 Andrew Parker Jr. 54 Truman Jones 58 Marcus Harris 66 Jotham Russell (Int.) 76 Caleb Jones 80 Braylon Sanders 83 John Jiles 86 Mitchell Wilcox 87 Jack Westover
Reserve lists	8 Ja'Whaun Bentley (IR) 52 Curtis Jacobs (IR) 60 David Andrews (IR) 67 Jake Andrews (IR) 70 Caedan Wallace (IR) 77 Chukwuma Okorafor (Left squad) 82 JaQuae Jackson (IR) 90 Christian Barmore (NF-Ill.) 93 Oshane Ximines (IR) 94 Jaquelin Roy (IR)

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Revision as of 12:57, 6 August 2010 editDirtlawyer1 (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers88,853 edits Spikes was a consensus first-team All-American in 2009, but he was on the 2009 AP All-American second team; delete "mid-season All-American" refs--not notable in light of full season honors← Previous edit		Revision as of 13:17, 6 August 2010 edit undoDirtlawyer1 (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers88,853 edits →College career: edit and expand senior honorsNext edit →
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	Spikes was named a team captain in 2008 and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a unanimous first-team ]. He was selected as a finalist for the ] and a semifinalist for the ] and ]. He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss. He returned two interceptions for a touchdown tying the school record. He made six tackles in the ] win over ] and had seven tackles, two quarterback hurries and broke up one pass in the ] against the ]. After the season (his junior year) he decided to forgo entry into the ] and returned to Florida for another season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3835065\|title=Spikes, not Harvin, returning to Gators\|work=]\|first=Joe\|last=Schad\|date=2009-01-15\|accessdate=2010-04-27}}</ref>		Spikes was named a team captain in 2008 and was a first-team All-SEC selection and a unanimous first-team ]. He was selected as a finalist for the ] and a semifinalist for the ] and ]. He was a starter at middle linebacker and led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss. He returned two interceptions for a touchdown tying the school record. He made six tackles in the ] win over ] and had seven tackles, two quarterback hurries and broke up one pass in the ] against the ]. After the season (his junior year) he decided to forgo entry into the ] and returned to Florida for another season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3835065\|title=Spikes, not Harvin, returning to Gators\|work=]\|first=Joe\|last=Schad\|date=2009-01-15\|accessdate=2010-04-27}}</ref>

	In 2009, Spikes' production fell to 68 tackles (36 solo)~~. He was one of three finalists for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award and a finalist for the 2009 ]. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus ]~~. In a October 31, 2009 game, Spikes was involved in an incident where he appeared to gouge the eyes of ]’s Washaun Ealey. As a result of this, Florida coach ] suspended Spikes for the first half of their next game against ].<ref name="spi_11_02_2009">{{cite news\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/cfootballnews.asp?articleID=267082\|title=Florida suspends Spikes for eye gouge\|work=]\|publisher=]\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="usa_today_11_2_2009">{{cite web\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2009/11/floridas-spikes-to-sit-for-first-half-of-next-game-after-actions-against-georgia/1\|title=Florida's Spikes to sit for first half of next game after actions against Georgia\|work=]\|first=Erick\|last=Smith\|date=2009-11-02\|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> Spikes later announced that he would sit out for the entire game.<ref name="espn_11_04">{{cite web\|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/5568/spikes-lengthens-his-suspension-to-a-full-game\|title=Spikes lengthens his suspension to a full game\|work=]first=Chris\|last=Low\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref>		In 2009, Spikes' production fell to 68 tackles (36 solo). In a October 31, 2009 game, Spikes was involved in an incident where he appeared to gouge the eyes of ]’s Washaun Ealey. As a result of this, Florida coach ] suspended Spikes for the first half of their next game against ].<ref name="spi_11_02_2009">{{cite news\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/cfootballnews.asp?articleID=267082\|title=Florida suspends Spikes for eye gouge\|work=]\|publisher=]\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="usa_today_11_2_2009">{{cite web\|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2009/11/floridas-spikes-to-sit-for-first-half-of-next-game-after-actions-against-georgia/1\|title=Florida's Spikes to sit for first half of next game after actions against Georgia\|work=]\|first=Erick\|last=Smith\|date=2009-11-02\|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> Spikes later announced that he would sit out for the entire game.<ref name="espn_11_04">{{cite web\|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/5568/spikes-lengthens-his-suspension-to-a-full-game\|title=Spikes lengthens his suspension to a full game\|work=]first=Chris\|last=Low\|date=2009-11-04\|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> He was one of three finalists for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award, a finalist for the 2009 ], a first-team All-SEC selection, and a consensus ], receiving first-team honors from '']'' and the ] and second-team honors from the ].

	==Professional career==		==Professional career==

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