New York Jets quarterback Greg McElroy passes under pressure from San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Takeo Spikes during the third quarter of their NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey December 23, 2012. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) throws as San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) and linebacker Jarret Johnson (96) try to block him during their Thursday Night NFL football game in San Diego, California November 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice (27) is taken down by San Diego Chargers defensive end Vaughn Martin (92) and linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) during their Sunday Night NFL football game in San Diego, California December 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush (29) runs for a first down past San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) during their Thursday Night NFL football game in San Diego, California, November 10 , 2011. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jackie Battle (R) is grabbed by San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Takeo Spikes during their final overtime drive in their NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri October 31, 2011. REUTERS/Dave Kaup (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes intercepts the ball in the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL game in Glendale, Arizona, November 29, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Scuteri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (L) is hit hard by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes (R) as he is tackled in the first half during their Monday night NFL football game in San Francisco, California September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) gets away from San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) and linebacker Manny Lawson (99) in the first quarter during their Monday night NFL football game in San Francisco, California September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL) 

Miami Dolphins Ricky Williams (C) slips the tackle of San Francisco 49ers Donald Strickland (L) as Takeo Spikes and Walt Harris watch during second quarter NFL football action in Miami, Florida December 14, 2008. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES) 

New York Jets running back Thomas Jones (C) is stopped by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes (R) during their NFL football game in San Francisco, California December 7, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller (R) is tackled by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes during the first half of their NFL football game in San Francisco, California December 7, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

Dallas Cowboys runningback Marion Barber (C) is tackled by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Manny Lawson (L) and 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes (R) during the first quarter of NFL football action in Irving, Texas November 23, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) 

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (27) is pulled down by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes (L) in the first quarter of their National Football League game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES) 

New England Patriots Kevin Faulk (bottom C) scores a touchdown past San Francisco 49ers Takeo Spikes (R) as teammate Billy Yates blocks 49ers Patrick Willis (52) in the third quarter of their NFL football game in San Francisco, California, October 5, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White (UNITED STATES) 

Philadelphia Eagles William James (C) celebrates a 2nd quarter interception with teammates Darren Howard (2nd L) and Takeo Spikes (R) in front of Washington Redskins Jason Fabini (69) in NFL football action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, 2007. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES) 

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (4) gets away from Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) and cornerback Joselio Hanson (22) and completes a 18-yard pass to running DeShawn Wynn in the third quarter at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin September 9, 2007. Favre won his 148th career game to tie John Elway for the most career wins by a quarterback in NFL history. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES) 

San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson (R) rushes for his second touchdown which proved to be the game winner against the Buffalo Bills during third quarter NFL action in Orchard Park, New York, December 3, 2006. San Diego Chargers guard Kris Dielman (L) signals touchdown as Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes watches. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert (UNITED STATES) 

Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) dives to recover a fumble
that was dropped by Washington Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey at
Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, October 19, 2003.
Redskins wide receiver Laveranues Coles came up with the recovery on
the play. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert

BM/GAC 

Takeo Spikes holds up his number 51 announcing that the Bills have
officially acquired Spikes from the Cincinnati Bengals during a press
conference at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on March
12, 2003. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert

GW 

Takeo Spikes holds up his number 51 announcing that the Bills have
officially acquired Spikes from the Cincinnati Bengals during a press
conference at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on March
12, 2003. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert

GW 

Baltimore Ravens' running back James Lewis (R) is run out of bounds by
Cincinnati Bengals' Takeo Spikes (L) after picking up a first down
during the fourth quarter of play at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati,
December 1, 2002. Lewis ran for 121 yards in the win over the Bengals,
27-23. REUTERS/ John Sommers II

JPSII 

Pittsburgh Steelers runningback Jerome Bettis (36) glares at Cincinnati
Bengals linebacker Takeo Spikes (51) as he runs into the end zone for
his second touchdown of the day in the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh on
November 24, 2002. Bettis passed O.J. Simpson to reach 11th place on
the all-time NFL rushing list. The Steelers won the game, 29-21.
REUTERS/Jason Cohn

JC 

Indianapolis Colts' tight end Marcus Pollard (81) catches a touchdown
pass as Cincinnati Bengals' linebacker Takeo Spikes watches the play
from behind, October 6, 2002 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The pass
play from Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning went for three yards.
REUTERS/Brent Smith

BS/HB 

San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees (9) is tackled by Cincinnati
Bengals linebacker Takeo Spikes (R) on the Cincinnati one yard line for
15-yard pickup during the second quarter at Paul Brown Stadium in
Cincinnati, Ohio, September 8, 2002. REUTERS/John Sommers II

JPSII/SV 

Chicago Bears' running back Anthony Thomas (L) fights for the first
down as he is tackled by Cincinnati Bengals' Brian Simmons, (left
center) Bernard Whittington, (right center) and Takeo Spikes (R) during
the second quarter of play at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio,
October 21, 2001. REUTERS/John Sommers II

JPS 

New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe (R) is sacked on fourth down by Cincinnati Bengals' Takeo Spikes (L) during the fourth quarter of play at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 9, 2001. The Bengals' won 23-17. REUTERS/ John Sommers II

JPS 

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) is tackled by the Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Takeo Spikes (bottom) after McNabb advanced a blocked forward pass during the third quarter in Philadelphia, December 24, 2000. The Eagles defeated the Bengals 16-7.

TMS/RCS 

Baltimore Ravens runningback Jamal Lewis (L) fights off Cincinnati Bengals's Chris Carter (C) and Takeo Spikes (R) as he picks up the first down during the fourth quarter of play November 5, 2000, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

JPS/MMR 

Cleveland Browns' Marc Edwards (R) breaks the tackle of Cincinnati Bengals' Takeo Spikes (L) to score a touchdown during the third quarter of play September 10, 2000, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Browns won 27-7.

JPS/ME 

Denver Broncos' wide receiver Ed McCaffrey (L) fumbles the football after as he was tackled by Cincinnati Bengals' Artrell Hawkins (C) and Takeo Spikes (R) during the second quarter of NFL play at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati, Ohio November 1.

JPS/KM/ME 

Cincinnati Bengals Takeo Spikes (51) tackles Tennessee Oilers Eddie George (27) after a three-yard gain during first half action October 18 at Vanderbilt Stadium. The Oilers won their first home game this season 44-14. mjm/Photo by M. J. Masotti Jr.

MJM/GAC/WS 

Baltimore Ravens running back Priest Holmes races past the dive of Cincinnati Bengals' Takeo Spikes (51) for a touchdown in the first quarter of their game at the Ravens stadium at Camden Yards September 27. Holmes, starting his first game for the Ravens, rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter.

JG/SV/ME 

Auburn Tigers Takeo Spikes leaps into the arms of teamates Martavius Houston (R) and Antwoine Nolan (L) after he intercepted a pass from Clemson quarterback Nealon Greene in the fourth quarter. The interception stopped Clemson's final chance for a touchdown as the Auburn Tigers beat the Clemson Tigers 21-17 at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on January 2. tlc/Photo by Tami L.

SPORT FOOTBALL 

Tennessee Volunteers Marcus Nash (12) fumbles the ball after being hit by Auburn Tigers Takeo Spikes in the first quarter of the SEC Championship game in Atlanta on December 6. Tennessee recoverd the fumble, but went on to fumble five times in the first half. tlc/Photo by Tami L.

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