NFL Player Blasts Replacement Refs on Twitter, Then Ridicules Fans

The NFL's crew of replacement referees has been widely maligned on social media by fans and media during this young season. But New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes took the criticism to a whole new level after his team's loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.

After the game, which was marked by a slew of penalties and skirmishes between players, Spikes (that's him at right) posted this message to his 278,000 Twitter followers:

Can someone please tell these fucking zebras foot locker called and theyre needed Back at work !!!! #BreakingPoint— brandon spikes (@BrandonSpikes55) September 24, 2012

For the uninitiated, "zebras" is a slang term for referees be…
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