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Robert Spillane

Linebacker, New England Patriots · #14.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Linebacker
Number: 14
Born: Dec 14, 1995 (age 30)
Birthplace: Oak Park, IL, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 234 lbs
College: Western Michigan
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	34	18	16	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	34	18	16	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	628	367	261	9.5	3	2	8	156	19.5	1	37	24	42	54

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 9	@ SEA	L 13-10	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

John Robert Spillane (born December 14, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Spillane, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Spillane was born and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended Fenwick High School. He played both running back and linebacker for the football team at Fenwick. Rated a 3-star “athlete” recruit due to his success at multiple positions, Spillane committed to play college football for Western Michigan over offers from Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Syracuse, and Toledo. Spillane was originally recruited to play running back for Western Michigan before eventually switching to linebacker.

College career

Spillane played four seasons for the Western Michigan Broncos, appearing in 47 games (40 starts). During his college career, Spillane accumulated 312 tackles (32.5 for loss), 10 sacks, four interceptions, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was named second-team All-Mid American Conference (MAC) selection in his junior season after recording 111 tackles, including 10.5 for loss, three sacks, three interceptions and two forced fumbles. As a senior, Spillane was again named second-team All-MAC after compiling 88 tackles, 11 for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception, which he returned 35 yards for a touchdown.