Max Yates (American football)

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Max Yates
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-10-30) October 30, 1979 (age 44)
Newport News, Virginia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Denbigh
(Newport News, Virginia)
College: Marshall
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (2000, 2001) [1]
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Max Yates (born October 30, 1979) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002 and would play three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall.

At Marshall, Yates finished his career with 383 tackles and was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2001. [2] In 2019, he was inducted into the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame. [3]

Yates was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Vikings in 2002. However, Yates only appeared in one game with the Vikings during the 2004 season. [4]

Yates has a son named Jaden, who also has played football at Marshall. [5]

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References

  1. "MAC Announces 2001 All-League Football Team". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. Blankenship, Aaron (November 22, 2022). "Inspired by memory of murdered friend, Jaden Yates has helped lead Gahanna Lincoln defense". SI. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. Stephens, Tim (September 15, 2019). "MU football notebook: Marshall inducts 10 into Hall of Fame". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. Tommason, Chris (October 16, 2020). "They played one game with the Vikings. That was it for a career". St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  5. Creasy, Luke (July 4, 2023). "Marshall football: Sons of Herd Legends downplay noise about their famous fathers". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 27, 2024.