Brady lit into Pats LB in 2012: 'You think I play this s--- for Pro Bowls?'

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Brandon Spikes found out the hard way that "The Patriot Way" doesn't include Pro Bowls.

While lamenting his snub in 2012 as a member of the New England Patriots, Spikes encountered quarterback Tom Brady, who quickly adjusted his attitude.

"I had one of my best years my third season," the former linebacker recalled to Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated. "I'd been playing off the charts. And I didn't get picked to go to the Pro Bowl. I was moping around, actually in tears, and a few guys were trying to lift me up, like, 'It's gonna be alright man. We've got to worry about what's in front of us.'

"Then The Pharaoh himself walks up to me - I used to call Brady The Pharoah and he hated that - Brady walks up to me and says, 'Hey B, you think I play this shit to go to Pro Bowls? Get it together. Get your head up. We're trying to win rings. That's what it is here.' That's where I knew what kind of environment I was in, how blessed I was."

Spikes played for New England from 2010-13. He last suited up for the Buffalo Bills in 2016.

The Florida product never wound up receiving a Pro Bowl nod with either team.

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