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New England Patriots Release Brandon Spikes

One day after Massachusetts State Police said they were investigating why New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes’ car was abandoned, the team announced it has released Spikes.

#Patriots have released LB Brandon Spikes.

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 8, 2015

The Boston Herald reported details of the incident that occurred early Sunday morning:

“[State police spokesman David] Procopio said that shortly after 3:30 a.m., state police were alerted by a representative of the OnStar on-board navigation system that the driver of the Mercedes had reported hitting a deer.