Houston Bates

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Houston Bates
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Bates with the Washington Redskins in 2016
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)
Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Paul's (Covington, LA)
College: Illinois
Louisiana Tech
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:24
Tackles:17
Quarterback sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Safety:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American former professional football outside linebacker who played 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 with the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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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]

On December 20, 2016, Bates was placed on the team's injured reserve after tearing his ACL the day before during a game against the Carolina Panthers. [11] He was waived following a failed physical on July 27, 2017. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Walker, Andrew (May 18, 2015). "Rookie Minicamp Leads To 5 Redskins Signings". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (September 4, 2015). "Houston Bates, Jackson Jeffcoat Make One More Case". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Boyer, Zac (August 24, 2015). "Houston Bates making progress with Redskins after earning contract from tryout". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "9/5: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "9/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "9/12: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "9/14: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jones, Mike (September 16, 2015). "Redskins bring linebacker Houston Bates back to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "11/7: Roster Moves And Injury Report Update". Redskins.com. November 7, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Alper, Josh (December 20, 2016). "Redskins claim linebacker after Houston Bates tears ACL". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Czarda, Stephen. "Redskins Sign Tight End E.J. Bibbs". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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