Houston Bates
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Bates with the Washington Redskins in 2016 | |||||||||||
| No. 96 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | December 20, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pineville, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Paul's (Covington, LA) | ||||||||||
| College: |
Illinois Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Illinois and Louisiana Tech University as a defensive end. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Redskins in 2015.
Professional career
After a try-out, Bates signed with the Washington Redskins on May 18, 2015.[1][2] Despite having a considerably strong preseason performance,[3][4] he was waived on September 5 for final roster cuts before the start of the regular season.[5] He signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[6] On September 12, the Redskins promoted Bates to the active roster,[7] but was waived on September 14.[8] He re-signed with the team's practice squad on September 16.[9] He was promoted again to the active roster on November 7 after Jackson Jeffcoat was placed on the team's injured reserve.[10]
References
- ↑ Keim, John (May 18, 2015). "Redskins sign four tryout players, but not Blake Sims". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew (May 18, 2015). "Rookie Minicamp Leads To 5 Redskins Signings". Redskins.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Czarda, Stephen (September 4, 2015). "Houston Bates, Jackson Jeffcoat Make One More Case". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ Boyer, Zac (August 24, 2015). "Houston Bates making progress with Redskins after earning contract from tryout". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "9/5: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "9/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ "9/12: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ "9/14: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (September 16, 2015). "Redskins bring linebacker Houston Bates back to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "11/7: Roster Moves And Injury Report Update". Redskins.com. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.