Houston Bates
Bates with the Washington Redskins in 2016
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| No. 96 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 20, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pineville, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Paul's (Covington, LA) | ||||||||||
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Illinois Louisiana Tech |
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| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 17 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Safety: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
William Houston Bates (born December 20, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Illinois and Louisiana Tech University as a defensive end. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Redskins in 2015.
After a try-out, Bates signed with the Washington Redskins on May 18, 2015. Despite having a considerably strong preseason performance, he was waived on September 5 for final roster cuts before the start of the regular season. He signed to the team's practice squad the next day. On September 12, the Redskins promoted Bates to the active roster, but was waived on September 14. He re-signed with the team's practice squad on September 16. He was promoted again to the active roster on November 7 after Jackson Jeffcoat was placed on the team's injured reserve.
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.
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