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	Takeo Spikes Stats - Philadelphia Eagles - Realfootball365.com
		Spikes was traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia on Monday along with quarterback Kelly Holcomb in exchange for defensive tackle Darwin Walker and a conditional 2008 draft pick.
		Spikes missed practice on Thursday and was listed as questionable for Buffalo's game against Miami on Sunday, although the veteran linebacker said he intends to play despite a right hamstring injury.
		Spikes was expected to play in a few series, the latest step in meeting his goal to be ready for Buffalo's regular-season opener at New England on Sept. 10.
	realfootball365.stats.com /fb/playerstats.asp?id=4278&team=2 (791 words)

	Takeo Spikes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Takeo Gerard Spikes (born December 17, 1976 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills.
		Takeo entered Auburn University, majoring in liberal arts.
		In 1998 Takeo entered the NFL Draft and was drafted in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Takeo_Spikes (497 words)

	Cincinnati Post Bengals coverage
		Spikes has been the team's leading tackler in four of his five seasons, but the Bengals are just 19-61 in those seasons.
		Spikes said he has had several good conversations with Marvin Lewis, the team's new head coach, but that has not swayed him from his intention to play elsewhere next season.
		Spikes has the option of not signing the offer from the Bengals and sitting out club functions such as its offseason conditioning program, mini-camps and training camp in hopes that the team will simply remove the tag.
	www.cincypost.com /bengals/2003/spikes02-12-2003.html (815 words)

	Takeo Spikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Takeo’s dominating power, toughness, and quickness have many NFL personnel likening his versatile athletic ability to his childhood hero, the legendary Hall of Famer Mike Singletary.
		Takeo was drafted in the 1st round of the 1998 draft (13th overall).
		Takeo was featured by the NFL in their United Way commercials and is the spokesperson for Children’s Hospitals throughout Ohio.
	www.simssports.com /clients/spikes.html (246 words)

	Spikes tears Achilles tendon, out for season - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Takeo Spikes holds up his number 51 announcing that the Bills have officially acquired Spikes from the Cincinnati Bengals during a press conference at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on March 12, 2003.
		Spikes has torn the Achilles tendon in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season, the Buffalo Bills announced.
		Spikes was injured in the second quarter of the Bills' loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2005/09/26/spikes_tears_achilles_tendon_out_for_season (229 words)

	Takeo Spikes : USAToday.com - Takeo Spikes Biography from USAToday.com
		Spikes' versatility was definitely an attraction to Philly, who could possibly use help at all three linebacker spots.
		ET Eagles acquired QB Kelly Holcomb and LB Takeo Spikes from the Bills in exchange for DT Darwin Walker and a late-round draft choice in 2008.
		Spikes was one of the most popular players on the team when he played for Cincinnati early in his career but the Bengals are short on cap space.
	fantasyfootball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NFL&id=2305 (341 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - Spikes making a name for himself
		So while Takeo Spikes was more drawn to chop blocks than Chopsticks, he allowed himself to be dragged to piano lessons at Woodard Academy in Atlanta, where he went through the motions to fulfill his part of the deal he had made with his mom.
		That is, in part, because Spikes is that rarest of animals: A guy who began his NFL career in Cincinnati, considered by many veterans to be the equivalent of Siberia, and who wants to end it there as well.
		Spikes will, he vowed on Thursday, reach at least a level of competence of which he and his family can be proud.
	espn.go.com /nfl/trainingcamp02/columns/bengals/1413023.html (1523 words)

	Takeo Spikes - Buffalo Bills - 2006 Fantasy Football Player Profile, News, and Stats
		Player Analysis: LB Takeo Spikes is a playmaking LB but has questions entering the 2006 season as he is coming off a torn Achilles injury that is notoriously difficult to recover from.
		Spikes played in just one preseason game and played just 13 snaps, but he says he is 100 percent healthy and is prepared to play a full game Sunday.
		Spikes' very limited participation in Buffalo's three-day minicamp this weekend marked the first time he's joined his teammates in any type of on-field workout, the latest step in the player's lengthy rehabilitation process since he was hurt in Week 3 last season.
	www.myfantasyball.com /players.php?player_id=6009 (1938 words)

	Buffalo Bills, Angelo Crowell, Takeo Spikes, National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com
		ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- When Buffalo's Takeo Spikes sat on the field in pain and slammed his helmet to the ground, everyone knew something was wrong.
		Spikes, who has never missed a game due to injury in his seven-plus NFL seasons, is out for the year with a torn right Achilles' tendon.
		Spikes' agent, Todd France, said his client was flying Monday to Birmingham, Ala., where Dr. James Andrews was to perform surgery within the next two days.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nfl/story/8894881/rss (544 words)

	Spikes Is Playmaker For Bills - from TBO.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spikes wanted out of Cincinnati in 2003 because he was tired of the losing and the relative anonymity that comes along for the bumpy ride.
		"Spikes is fast, strong, instinctive and he seems to be in the right spot all the time," said Bucs tight end Anthony Becht, a former Jet who faced the Bills twice last season.
		Spikes opened the 2005 season in style last week, leading a swarming unit that limited the Texans to 120 yards.
	bucs.tbo.com /bucs/MGBLWZAQQDE.html?tbdMGBLWZAQQDE.html (393 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - Lewis: Spikes' departure marks new start for Bengals
		That means Spikes moves on to the Bills, with a six-year, $32 million deal, and the Bengals receive nothing in terms of draft-choice compensation.
		In part, that was because Spikes had publicly indicated he would prefer to leave the Bengals after five losing seasons with the team.
		Spikes, 26, was the Bengals' first-round choice in the 1998 draft.
	espn.go.com /nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1521188.html (571 words)

	Sporting News, The: Revamped and amped: an upgraded defense—featuring linebacker Takeo Spikes, who has the power ...
		Realizing their sieve-like defense could use a playmaker such as Spikes, who was soon to become a free agent, they recruited him as if he were a high school phenom visiting a college campus.
		With the addition of Spikes, space-eating nose tackle Sam Adams, linebacker Jeff Posey, defensive end Keith McKenzie and free safety Izell Reese, you can bet your Bledsoe bobblehead there won't be a repeat of last year's ineptitude--a defense that finished last in the league in takeaways, 29th against the run and 27th in points allowed.
		Spikes will play weakside linebacker in the 4-3; London Fletcher, who set a Bills record with 209 tackles last season, will man the middle, mad Posey, who produced eight sacks with the Texans, will play on the strong side.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_25_227/ai_103799768 (1648 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - NFL : Lewis & Spikes were never meant to be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spikes left Cincinnati because he was tired of losing and wasn't convinced that Lewis could turn the Bengals into a winner overnight.
		Spikes' former teammates understand why he left, and are glad that he's finally getting the things he badly wanted.
		Spikes is happy and the Bengals are better - although the linebacker can't quite bring himself to acknowledge it.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20031001/496208.html (693 words)

	Team News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spikes then pulled out a disposable camera and had a team staff member take a picture of him posing with reporters.
		Spikes' chances of coming to Buffalo hinge on whether the Bills can make him an offer the Cincinnati Bengals either can't or won't match.
		Spikes, a 1998 first-round draft pick, is a hard-hitting player who led Cincinnati in tackles four times.
	www.superbowl.com /teams/story/BUF/6232724 (526 words)

	News - Lewis' New Day doesn't include relieved Spikes - Cincinnati Bengals
		“Takeo has been a good player for the Bengals and in the community, and I wish him good luck with his career in Buffalo,” Lewis said in the release.
		Hardy arrived Monday and was promptly given Spikes’ No. 51 jersey that he wore while leading the team in tackles in four of the past five seasons.
		Takeo was a great football player and I think he’ll do really well in Buffalo and I wish him the best of luck.
	www.bengals.com /news/news.asp?story_id=1715 (882 words)

	Team News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If Spikes does not sign a new contract with the Bengals or another team, the transition tag means that his option is to play for Cincinnati in 2003 under a one-year contract, with the salary set as the average of the top 10 NFL linebackers' salaries for 2002.
		Spikes was a first-round draft choice of the Bengals in 1998.
		Spikes finished second on the Bengals in tackles during the only season he did not win the team crown.
	www.superbowl.com /teams/story/CIN/6182410 (560 words)

	The Enquirer - Spikes gets TKO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spikes also recovered a fumble as his team moved one step closer to reaching the playoffs.
		Spikes grabbed the pass with both hands, avoided Johnson's attempt to trip him with one leg, and ran away from Bengals left guard Eric Steinbach into the end zone.
		It was the second interception that Spikes, a Pro Bowler last season and a key cog on Buffalo's third-ranked defense, has returned for a touchdown this season.
	news.enquirer.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041220/SPT02/412200365/1066/SPT02 (537 words)

	USATODAY.com - Spikes ready to resume ransacking offenses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Buffalo Bills' Takeo Spikes has no doubt he can regain the form that made him one of the game's premier outside linebackers before he tore his right Achilles' tendon in the third game of last season.
		Spikes' ferocity, and his value to his team, cannot be overstated.
		By Dan Cappellazzo, AP Takeo Spikes is ready to leave the memories of his lost 2005 season behind him.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/bills/2006-08-24-takeo-spikes_x.htm (782 words)

	Takeo Spikes \| PLAYERS \| NFLPLAYERS.COM
		Spikes set a new team mark with 109 solo tackles and also led team for season with 3 fumble recoveries, and tied for the interceptions lead with 2.
		Spikes had 4 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries, leading the team in each category, and his total of eight for the dual category set a club record.
		Spikes led the team by 30 in solo tackles, with a 95-65 edge over CB Artrell Hawkins and also led Bengals in total snaps played on offense or defense (997).
	www.nflplayers.com /players/player.aspx?id=25916 (715 words)

	Bills LB Takeo Spikes out for season - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pennington and Spikes were among several NFL stars injured on Sunday, including Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, Eagles kicker David Akers and Bengals tackle Willie Anderson.
		Spikes, an eight-year NFL veteran in his third season with Buffalo, developed into the team's physical and inspirational leader.
		Spikes remained face down on the field a few feet in front of Vick, then slammed his helmet to the ground when he rolled over and grimaced as he tried to kneel.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2005/09/26/bills_lb_takeo_spikes_out_for_season?mode=PF (1192 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Bills linebacker Spikes to miss rest of season
		Spikes, who has never missed a game due to injury in his seven-plus NFL seasons, is out for the year with a torn right Achilles tendon.
		Spikes was hurt in the second quarter while pressuring quarterback Michael Vick.
		Spikes has only missed one NFL game -- in 2001, to attend his father's funeral when he was with Cincinnati.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2172743 (878 words)

	Takeo Spikes - Battling Back \| NEWS \| NFLPLAYERS.COM
		Spikes also has kept up on his scouting and film study and offers advice to his teammates and coaches after viewing the game tape each week.
		Eventually Spikes hopes to be able to return to Buffalo to attend games and offer his support to his teammates.
		Spikes has played in the last two Pro Bowls and last year earned AP first-team All-Pro honors when he finished the season with 111 tackles, 3 sacks, five interceptions, four forced fumbles and two touchdowns.
	www.nflplayers.com /news/news_release.aspx?id=4407 (942 words)

	The Enquirer - Spikes glad to return to where it all began (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But there is no denying Spikes' popularity in Cincinnati from his five years with the Bengals and how his celebrity - not to mention his level of play - has blossomed in Buffalo.
		Spikes was voted to his first Pro Bowl in 2003 and, as one of the acknowledged leaders of the NFL's third-ranked defense, is likely to head to Hawaii again.
		Takeo Spikes, a first-round draft pick of the Bengals in 1998, signed with the Bills before last season.
	news.enquirer.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041216/SPT02/412160352/1066/SPT (743 words)

	AP Wire \| 03/27/2007 \| Eagles acquire linebacker Takeo Spikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A nine-year NFL veteran, Spikes was slow recovering last year from a right Achilles' tendon tear he suffered in Week 3 of the 2005 season.
		Spikes, a former first-round pick, could be a big upgrade at linebacker for the Eagles, who have struggled at that spot the past few seasons.
		Spikes had 11 starts in 12 games last season, while missing four with a hamstring injury after he was hurt in Buffalo's season-opener at New England.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/sports/football/16977498.htm (642 words)

	Eagles make a deal for Takeo Spikes \| Inquirer \| 03/26/2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 30-year-old Spikes, who suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in 2005, is scheduled to make $4.5 million in 2007 and $5.1 million in 2008, the final year of his current contract.
		Spikes went to the Pro Bowl in his first two seasons in Buffalo, then suffered a torn right Achilles and missed the last 13 games of 2005.
		Buffalo was worried that Spikes never would return to his pre-injury form and was interested in renegotiating his contract for next season.
	www.philly.com /philly/sports/eagles/20070326_Sources__Eagles_trade_for_Takeo_Spikes.html (689 words)

	Takeo Spikes Photos - Takeo Spikes News - Takeo Spikes Information
		Spikes: Once you have an offense down like that, in order to be a great defense you don't let up, don't take the foot off the pedal.
		Spikes: The way this past season ended, we felt there was a lot of unfinished business we needed to take care of and it started with this first game.
		Spikes: I like our chances better than anybody in the league knowing that you're coming out at home again playing with the 12th man in the stadium.
	www.tv.com /takeo-spikes/person/101658/summary.html (480 words)

	NEWS - Comcast.net
		ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - When Buffalo's Takeo Spikes sat on the field in pain and slammed his helmet to the ground, everyone knew something was wrong.
		Spikes has only missed one NFL game - in 2001 - to attend his father's funeral when he was with Cincinnati.
		Last year, Spikes' five interceptions were the most by a Bills linebacker since Darryl Talley had five in 1991.
	www.comcast.net /news/index.jsp?cat=FOOTBALL&fn=/2005/09/26/229367.html (751 words)

	No. 1 pick: LB Takeo Spikes
		Takeo (pronounced tuh-KEY-o) Spikes' intriguing first name means "great warrior" in Japanese.
		Spikes, a consensus All-America and All-Southeastern Conference first-team performer, would appear to be the ballhawk Cincinnati's defense sorely needs.
		About that name: Spikes' mother, Lillie, liked what she heard when former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda made news around the time her son was born on Dec. 17, 1976.
	bengals.enquirer.com /1998/04/041998spikes.html (468 words)

	Takeo Spikes: Champion for Children - Buffalo Bills
		Kids look up to Takeo Spikes because he is such a great football player and spends time with them when they are sick.
		Spikes spends considerable time at Women and Children's Hospital in the oncology department and also holds his annual holiday party in which he brings gifts for the children.
		Spikes agrees that his personal experiences with cancer helps him to relate to the families at Children's, but believes what's helped him the most is his young daughter Jakai.
	www.buffalobills.com /news/news.jsp?news_id=3747 (700 words)

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