It may only be June, but Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes has already worked himself into a regular-season lather.
Bam! Back snaps the head of offensive tackle Marques Sullivan, stood up by a fierce Spikes' hit during a recent minicamp session.
Ka-thump! Down goes the big lineman, knocked to the ground with the linebacker on top of him. They wrestle briefly before Spikes gets up and jogs to the sideline, where he is greeted by a chorus of barking teammates.
"I don't care, man, you know what I'm saying?" Spikes said later, when asked about the hit. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win. If one guy's slacking, I'm going to do whatever it takes to pick him up."
Or, in Sullivan's case, knock him down.
Spikes -- his eyes wide and intense -- relishes embodying the definition of his first name, Takeo, which in Japanese means, great warrior. And he is driven by the one thing that has eluded him in his first five NFL seasons at Cincinnati and last year in Buffalo: A playoff appearance.
Maybe this is why Sullivan is getting limited snaps with the 1st squad?! Thsi is gettign me stoked!
Bam! Back snaps the head of offensive tackle Marques Sullivan, stood up by a fierce Spikes' hit during a recent minicamp session.
Ka-thump! Down goes the big lineman, knocked to the ground with the linebacker on top of him. They wrestle briefly before Spikes gets up and jogs to the sideline, where he is greeted by a chorus of barking teammates.
"I don't care, man, you know what I'm saying?" Spikes said later, when asked about the hit. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win. If one guy's slacking, I'm going to do whatever it takes to pick him up."
Or, in Sullivan's case, knock him down.
Spikes -- his eyes wide and intense -- relishes embodying the definition of his first name, Takeo, which in Japanese means, great warrior. And he is driven by the one thing that has eluded him in his first five NFL seasons at Cincinnati and last year in Buffalo: A playoff appearance.
Maybe this is why Sullivan is getting limited snaps with the 1st squad?! Thsi is gettign me stoked!
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