National Football League

Bills address injuries; sign linebackers Spikes, Hawthorne

Published Aug. 7, 2016 5:14 p.m. ET

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed veteran linebackers Brandon Spikes and David Hawthorne to shore up their injury-depleted roster.

The Bills also announced Sunday that they signed tight end Jimmay Mundine. Buffalo freed up space on the roster by releasing cornerback Javier Arenas and receiver Gary Chambers, and placed linebacker Kevin Reddick on waived/injured.

It's a second chance in Buffalo for Spikes, who played for the Bills in 2014. And it's an opportunity for him to resume his career after sitting out last season.

Spikes was sentenced to a year of probation in July 2015 after pleading guilty in a hit-and-run crash that injured three people. The crash led to Spikes being released by New England only a few weeks after he signed with the Patriots.

The Bills are thin at linebacker after rookie Reggie Ragland hurt his left knee on Friday.

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