Mario Bates

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Mario Bates
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1973-01-16) January 16, 1973 (age 51)
Victoria, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Amphitheater (Tucson, Arizona)
College: Arizona State
NFL draft: 1994  / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:3,048
Rushing average:3.6
Rushing touchdowns:38
Receptions:65
Receiving yards:419
Player stats at PFR

Mario Doniel Bates (born January 16, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft. [1]

Playing for Arizona State in 1993, Bates carried the ball 246 times for 1,162 yards with eight touchdowns in 11 games. His brother, Michael, also played in the NFL. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		217 lb
(98 kg)		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.43 s1.56 s2.63 s4.12 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		15 reps

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1994 NO 1171515793.84068627.8140
1995 NO 16162449513.9667181146.3260
1996 NO 14101645843.633413443.4150
1997 NO 1271194403.77445428.4140
1998 ARI 161601652.815611414.0140
1999 ARI 162722022.81695346.8180
2000 DET 130311274.1232151097.3170
Career [3] 98438413,0483.67438654196.4260

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References

  1. ↑ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ Brothers in Pro Football Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Mario Bates". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.


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