Brandon Spikes’ chances of playing in the NFL any time soon just got even worse.
The former New England Patriot was suspended by the NFL for the first four weeks of the season, ESPN’s Field Yates reported Tuesday, citing a league source.
Spikes is a free agent after his second stint with the Patriots ended abruptly. Spikes returned to the team during the offseason, but he was released June 8 following a hit-and-run accident, in which he eventually was found guilty.
Spikes was drafted by the Patriots in 2010 and played his first four seasons in New England.