Brandon Spikes appears to be in trouble. No charges have been filed against the veteran linebacker, but Massachusetts police at 3:30 a.m. Sunday found his damaged Mercedes abandoned on a highway median, not far from where a hit-and-run sent three people to the hospital.
Plus, a state trooper told Boston.com that charges are likely pending, and the scenario is discouraging enough that nobody should blame the New England Patriots for releasing Spikes immediately.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 8, 2015
This really is quite simple.
Staunch Spikes supporters—few and far between as they are—could and likely will argue that it isn't fair for New England to fire a man prior to due process being served.