Spikes is the latest key Patriot player to be placed in the injured reserve. New England had been playing with Madden 23 coins Vince Wilfork, Tommy Kelly and Jerod Mayo. Spikes ended the season in third place on the team for tackles, and Mike Reiss of ESPN called Spikes New England's "most physically imposing downhill tackler" among linebackers.
New England's defense was significantly better during the season that Spikes was playing as per ESPN Stats Info:
Brandon Spikes played in 669 of the NE's defensive snaps during the season. NE permitted the team to score a 44.1 QBR with him on the field, as opposed to 59.7 without him.
Since Spikes and Mayo being out the linebacker depth of New England will be further tested. Dane Fletcher will likely replace Spikes and will join Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower in the starting lineup.
Annie Apple, the mother of New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple will be joining the Sunday edition of ESPN's Madden NFL 23 Countdown as an official participant, and you are sure to be thrilled about the opportunity.
Apple attracted the attention of many during the days prior to her participation in the Madden NFL 23 Draft. Her ability to express her thoughts and a dose of humor made her a celebrity before her son's name was announced at the time of the draft. Following the draft, Apple was invited to appear in His and Hers with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith after the draft, ESPN hired her as an analyst for Sunday's Madden NFL 23 Countdown.
The talks between Madden NFL 23 as well as the Madden NFL 23PA on the new collective bargaining agreement continue this week at the Combine. There are a lot of issues that the players are unsure about, but their primary worry is the amount of games that change from 16 to 17 games during normal season. From the owner's perspective it is their number. 1 priority.
The primary source of revenue for the league is through media rights agreements for distribution of Madden NFL 23 content and games. The TV contracts are due in the near future and Madden NFL 23 owners want to negotiate deals when the market is booming as well as the economics are on fire. If you add another game that could be an additional bye week you'll have two weeks of Buy Madden 23 coins action. That, plus two more playoff games, equals huge TV rights deals.
