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Linebacker Brandon Spikes cut by Patriots after strange car accident (Shutdown Corner)

The New England Patriots woke up on Monday morning and apparently didn't want to deal with whatever linebacker Brandon Spikes had gotten himself into.

A day after news broke that Spikes' car was found crashed and abandoned, the Patriots cut the veteran linebacker. Spikes had been looking for a job when the Patriots, whom he was with from 2010-13, signed him on May 18. Spikes, who was with the Buffalo Bills last season, probably won't find an easier time finding a new team this time around.

At 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, police were notified of an abandoned car on the median of Interstate 495, the Boston Globe reported.