Billy Yates (American football)
Yates with the Dolphins in 2003
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| Position: | Head strength and conditioning coach for football | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 15, 1980 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Corsincana (TX) | ||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 25 |
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| Games started: | 11 |
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Billy LaQuayne Yates (born April 15, 1980) is a former American football guard. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Texas A&M.
Yates also played for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Yates attended Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas, where he lettered in football, track and field, and basketball.
After graduating from high school, Yates attended Texas A&M University beginning in 1999. He was a reserve offensive lineman in his first two seasons, but started 20 games over his junior and senior seasons in 2001 and 2002.
Yates was signed as an undrafted free agent after the 2003 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He made the Dolphins' 53-man roster out of training camp and saw action in three games as a reserve in 2003. He was waived by the Dolphins on September 5, 2004.
Yates was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on September 11, 2004, where he spent the remainder of the regular season and playoffs until being activated for Super Bowl XXXIX. He also began the 2005 season on the Patriots' practice squad before being activated on November 12 following the loss of starting center Dan Koppen for the season. He was a reserve offensive lineman for the remainder of the season and playoffs, while also seeing time on kickoff coverage units.
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