Mario Bates
American football player (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Doniel Bates (born January 16, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft.[1]
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 16, 1973 Victoria, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Amphitheater (Tucson, Arizona) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||||||
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Playing for Arizona State in 1993, Bates carried the ball 246 times for 1,162 yards with eight touchdowns in 11 games. His brother, Michael, also played in the NFL.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
217 lb (98 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.43 s | 1.56 s | 2.63 s | 4.12 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 15 reps |
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1994 | NO | 11 | 7 | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | NO | 16 | 16 | 244 | 951 | 3.9 | 66 | 7 | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | NO | 14 | 10 | 164 | 584 | 3.6 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | NO | 12 | 7 | 119 | 440 | 3.7 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | ARI | 16 | 1 | 60 | 165 | 2.8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | ARI | 16 | 2 | 72 | 202 | 2.8 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET | 13 | 0 | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Career[3] | 98 | 43 | 841 | 3,048 | 3.6 | 74 | 38 | 65 | 419 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 | |
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