new england patriots

Brandon Spikes and the New England Patriots had a less-than-civil end to their partnership earlier this offseason. After the Buffalo Bills signed Spikes to a one-year contract, Spikes added fuel to the growing fire by guaranteeing not one but two beatdowns courtesy of the Bills this upcoming season.

it's icing on my cake to hand the #Patriots two big L's this year. #justwatch

— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) April 9, 2014

He would have been fine if he had just left it at that. But no, Spikes had to tweet this to top it all off:

4 years a slave

— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) April 9, 2014

Protip for Brandon Spikes: if you get paid millions of dollars to play a game and hit people for a living, and you liken it to slavery, you're probably gonna come off as an idiot.