brandon spikes
Tuesday, August 31st, 201004/26/2010 - COULD SURPRISE: Linebacker Brandon Spikes: A 5.06-second 40-yard dash time hurt Spikes’ stock, but not Bill Belichick. [1]
The Florida Gators have been blessed with great players on both sides of the ball and for the past few seasons, they have been blessed with the opportunity to have linebacker Brandon Spikes on their team. [2]
Pick Analysis: Bill Belichick loves to add “football players” to his roster, and Brandon Spikes is an old-school middle linebacker with the skills to excel as a pro. [3]
Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. [4]
Brandon Spikes is not only playing for himself, he’s playing for his teammates.” (9/1/09) [5]
The Boston Globe expects rookie Brandon Spikes to claim the Patriots’ starting “Ted” inside linebacker job. [6]
He sees Spikes as a big, productive force on the inside who moves as well between the tackles as any linebacker he’s seen in recent years. [1]
He played college football at Florida. [4]
Intangibles: Suspended for one game in 2009 for attempting to gouge the eyes of a Georgia running back Washaun Ealey. [1]
Appeared in 47 games with 39 starts at linebacker…Collected 307 total tackles (178 solo) in his career…Registered 31.5 tackles for loss, including 6.5 QB sacks…Forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles and had six interceptions which he returned for 139 yards and four touchdowns…Totaled four touchdown returns off interceptions from 2008-09, more than any other player in the nation and a Florida school record for interception touchdowns in a career…Since 1996, he is one of only three linebackers in the nation to have four interceptions returned for touchdowns…Invited to participate in the 2010 NFL Combine. [5]
Is a highly-competitive performer who was the heart and soul of his Florida defense. [3]
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. [4]
Rated the top senior linebacker in the country by BLESTO and National Scouting services prior to the 2009 season, Spikes had 307 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and six interceptions in his career. [1]
The NFL Draft begins Thursday night, and by the time it ends two days later several Florida Gators likely will have been selected. [7]
NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. [3]
Sources:
[1] Brandon Spikes, Florida, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com …
[2] Brandon Spikes, Florida
[3] National Football League: NFL Draft 2010 - Brandon Spikes
[4] Brandon Spikes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Gator Football Roster/Bios - GatorZone.com
[6] Brandon Spikes
[7] Brandon Spikes - College Football