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Takeo Spikes is currently a college football television analyst for ESPN SEC Network. An American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for a total of 15 seasons. He played college football for Auburn Tigers. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 13th overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers. He is one of only 7 linebackers in the history of the NFL to achieve more than 200 career starts and only once did he record less than 70 tackles in a season. Spikes holds the distinction of playing in 219 regular season games without a playoff appearance, which is the most of any player in NFL history. Spikes’ unique background and experiences allow for him to uphold a perspective within the media space that most former-players are unable to parallel.
After writing his book, “Takeo Spikes Presents: Behind the Mask,” a collection of intimate short stories and his own photography, Spikes started a podcast, “Behind the Mask Podcast,” which provides listeners and viewers alike with post-game analysis each week throughout the NFL regular and post-season. The show features many other pro-athletes and celebrities discussing a range of topics such as fatherhood,
relationships, business, social issues and untold personal stories.
In addition to his professional career, Spikes is involved in community and philanthropic work. Spikes provides mentoring at his annual TKO camp where he inspires young boys and girls to reach their goals. The mission of the camp is to help the participants bridge the gap of taking their goals from dreams to reality. The day-long event gives middle to high school age girls and boys an opportunity to participate in a basketball camp, football camp and cheerleading camp with motivational speeches and Q&A with professional athletes. The annual event also includes a financial contribution to the local Washington
County, GA athletic department.
In July of 2018, Spikes was named a Ford Motor Company Foundation “Men of Courage” Ambassador. Taking his civil responsibility seriously, Spikes has focused on important issues like Juvenile Justice Reform and has stepped up to the plate to join forces with Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr to lead
the movement against sex trafficking. Since retiring from the NFL in 2013, Spikes has been nominated
to the NFL Hall of Fame the past four years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2017) and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (2019).
Takeo Spikes
