It's Pro Bowl week, and coincidentally, I just heard the best story about the Pro Bowl ever told. It involves Brandon Spikes, a former Patriots linebacker from 2010-2013, and a conversation he had with Tom Brady in 2012, after Spikes found out he didn't make the Pro Bowl roster.
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I was interviewing Spikes about his career this week, and I asked him for his fondest memory from Foxborough. This was his answer:
“I had one of my best years my third season,” Spikes said.