The New England Patriots released linebacker Brandon Spikes on Monday as the police investigated whether his car had been involved in an accident. The car was found abandoned near where three people were hurt when their vehicle was rear-ended. No connection has been established, however, and no charges have been filed.
While it was not clear who had been driving, the operator of Spikes’s 2011 Mercedes Maybach reported through the car’s OnStar navigation system that it had hit a deer, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman said in a statement.
Spikes spent last season with the Buffalo Bills.