Takeo Spikes Slams Bills For Bringing Him Just To Put Him On Timeout
Takeo Spikes was welcomed to the Bills’ second game of the season as a legend, but he didn’t appear to be treated as such.
The former Bills linebacker, who played for the organization from 2003 to 2006, was unhappy with his seating arrangement during the team’s Week 2 victory over the Raiders and departed early, he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Takeo Spikes Slams Bills For Bringing Him Just To Put Him On Timeout
Spikes moved to X, previously Twitter, to criticize the organization for his seating arrangements, posting a photo from a suite with a severely obscured view of the field.
Takeo Spikes enjoying the Bills game… pic.twitter.com/n9G6Wh0Qxe
— Regulators Podcast (@RegulatorsPod) September 17, 2023
The 46-year-old notified the club that he did not remain for the full game because his seats made him feel like he was “in timeout.”
“Congrats to @BuffaloBills for getting a dominant win in home opener,” Spikes wrote. “I wish I could’ve stayed for the entire game but seating [accommodations] were NOT the standard. How you gonna have the @NFLLegends supporting with this obstructed sample size of a view!? Felt like I was in timeout.”
Sorry, but going on X with your beef isn’t classy, it narcissistic …https://t.co/08gKCozeRx
— ExposingTheSkeletons (@EXPTHESKE) September 18, 2023
Given the abundance of VIP seats available in NFL stadiums, it’s an odd decision by the Bills.
Despite the terrible karma of sitting Spikes in the nosebleeds, the Bills defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 38-10 in front of their home fans, improving their record to 1-1.
Somebody on the Bills need to be fired for this disrespect.https://t.co/IBss7Ycz4t
— TPS (@TotalProSports) September 18, 2023
Following their defeat to the New York Jets in Week 1, the Bills were able to right the ship against the Raiders on Sunday, led by quarterback Josh Allen, who completed 31 of 37 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns.
Selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 13th pick in the 1998 draft, Spikes played in the National Football League for 15 seasons, making stops in Cincy, Buffalo, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and San Diego.
The owners could care less about their players……they only are about money and area bunch of soulless “money grabbers”Bills Legend Takeo Spikes Rips Team Over Awful Seats After Pre-Game Honor – Sports Illustrated https://t.co/FWZjwKGlDa
— i am james baldwin (@iamJamesBaldwin) September 18, 2023
Spikes was initially drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft, where he played his first five seasons before joining the Bills.
The Auburn graduate, who previously played for the Eagles and Chargers, retired after the 2012 season with 1,431 career tackles, 29 sacks, 19 interceptions, and 16 forced fumbles.
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