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  6. article_body => "<p>The Patriots cut ties to Brandon Spikes. And&nbsp;Spikes appears to be cutting all ties to the Pats.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/281720554310\" target=\"_blank\">The linebacker is selling his 2011 AFC Championship ring on eBay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It's yours for at least $19,499.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone else smell spite in the air?<\/p>\n<p>After all, Spikes and the Patriots have a complicated relationship. The linebacker was put on injured reserve after being <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/boston\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/10278421\/brandon-spikes-new-england-patriots-placed-ir-being-late-practice\" target=\"_blank\">late to practice during the 2014 postseason<\/a>. He left the team and joined the AFC East rival Bills -- and <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/10756726\/brandon-spikes-buffalo-bills-takes-shots-new-england-patriots-twitter\" target=\"_blank\">ripped the Patriots on Twitter<\/a> after leaving. When Spikes returned to the Patriots this offseason, it seemed he and the Patriots had buried the hatchet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Spikes got into trouble for his involvement in a hit-and-run. He was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnne.com\/new-england-patriots\/patriots-release-spikes-following-abandoned-car-incident\" target=\"_blank\">released by the team<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnne.com\/new-england-patriots\/ex-patriots-linebacker-brandon-spikes-charged-in-495-crash\">eventually cited by the police<\/a> for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In a bizarre way, those events seem to have led to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patspulpit.com\/2015\/6\/15\/8786809\/brandon-spikes-afc-championship-ring-on-ebay\">the sale of this ring worth $18,000<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"media media-element-container media-full\"><div id=\"file-605436\" class=\"file file-image file-image-png\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/screenshot2015-06-15at91259pmpng\">screen_shot_2015-06-15_at_9.12.59_pm.png<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img alt=\"\" class=\"media-image\" height=\"323\" width=\"480\" src=\"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/screen_shot_2015-06-15_at_9.12.59_pm.png\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n"
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The Patriots cut ties to Brandon Spikes. And Spikes appears to be cutting all ties to the Pats. The linebacker is selling his 2011 AFC Championship ring on eBay.

It's yours for at least $19,499.

Anyone else smell spite in the air?

After all, Spikes and the Patriots have a complicated relationship. The linebacker was put on injured reserve after being late to practice during the 2014 postseason. He left the team and joined the AFC East rival Bills -- and ripped the Patriots on Twitter after leaving. When Spikes returned to the Patriots this offseason, it seemed he and the Patriots had buried the hatchet. 

But Spikes got into trouble for his involvement in a hit-and-run. He was released by the team, and eventually cited by the police for the incident.

In a bizarre way, those events seem to have led to the sale of this ring worth $18,000: