Professional career
Scales was selected in the 14th round (355th overall) of the 1973 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, although he was waived by the team in July 1973. [1] [9] After being released, Scales worked in 1973 as a graduate assistant at North Texas State. [10] In 1974, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and impressed in training camp. [11] He missed the start of the season due to a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. [12] [13] He was waived by the Cardinals on October 15, then assigned on waivers to the Chicago Bears the following day. [1] He made his NFL debut for the Bears in Week 6, recording no statistics in their 10–9 win over the Green Bay Packers. [14]
Scales was waived by the Bears on October 29, then claimed off waivers by the Cardinals the following day. [1] He appeared in the subsequent seven games for the Cardinals, finishing the 1974 season with eight total games played. [14] He was released by the Cardinals on August 29, 1975, before signing with the Green Bay Packers on October 29. [1] [15] Scales played in seven games for the Packers, recovering one fumble. [1] [14] He was released by the Packers before the 1976 season, on July 26, 1976. [1] He then had a brief stint with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977, but was released prior to the regular season. [1] He concluded his NFL career with 15 games played. [1]
After his NFL career, Scales worked as a consultant in the import and export business and as a college instructor. [16] He served as vice president of the Dallas chapter of the NFL Players Association for four years and also served as chief executive officer of the International Commercial & Industrial Business Group, a consulting business. [16]
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