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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
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 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.

Professional career

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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

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  1. ^ Keim, John (May 18, 2015). "Redskins sign four tryout players, but not Blake Sims". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  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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