William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Illinois and Louisiana Tech University as a defensive end. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
 Bates with the Washington Redskins in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Born: | December 20, 1991 Pineville, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Paul's (Covington, LA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Illinois Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Professional career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "9/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. 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.
- ^ Alper, Josh (December 20, 2016). "Redskins claim linebacker after Houston Bates tears ACL". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen. "Redskins Sign Tight End E.J. Bibbs". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.