Trevor Bates

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Trevor Bates
No. 50, 53
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 30)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Westbrook (ME)
College:Maine
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LI
    )
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Trevor Bates (born August 28, 1993) is a former

2016 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl LI with the New England Patriots, beating the Atlanta Falcons
.

College career

Bates recorded 17

pass deflections and three interceptions and was named team MVP.[1]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Bates was selected in the seventh round (239th overall) of the

2016 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[2] He signed his rookie contract with the Colts on May 5, 2016.[3] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was elevated to the active roster on October 4, 2016 but was released on October 13.[6][7]

New England Patriots

Bates was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on November 7, 2016.[8]

On February 5, 2017, Bates was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[9]

On February 7, 2017, Bates signed a futures contract with the Patriots.[10] He was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2017 and signed to the practice squad the next day, only to be released two days later.[11][12][13]

New York Giants

On October 31, 2017, Bates was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[14] He was released on December 11, 2017.[15]

Detroit Lions

On May 23, 2018, Bates signed with the Detroit Lions.[16] He was waived on September 3, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on October 15, 2018.[19]

On March 11, 2019, Bates was released by the Lions due to an altercation with the police.[20]

References

  1. ^ Bowen, Kevin (May 5, 2016). "Trevor Bates Hoping To Be Colts Pass Rusher To Groom". Colts.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Bowen, Kevin (May 5, 2016). "Colts Agree To Terms With Four More Draft Picks". Colts.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". Blogs.Colts.com. September 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Move". Blogs.Colts.com. October 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Patriots make practice squad moves". Patriots.com. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Patriots sign nine to future contracts". Patriots.com. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "Patriots sign nine to the practice squad". Patriots.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Patriots make changes to practice squad". Patriots.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  14. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 31, 2017). "Giants re-sign DE Devin Taylor, place DE Nordly Capi on IR". Giants.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  15. ^ "Giants place Darius Powe on IR, waive Khyri Thornton". USAToday.com. December 11, 2017.
  16. ^ "Lions sign free agent LB Trevor Bates". DetroitLions.com. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
  17. ^ "Lions sign free agent LB Marquis Flowers and waive LB Trevor Bates". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Lions sign three players to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2018.
  19. ^ "Lions place CB Jamal Agnew on Reserve-Injured and sign LB Trevor Bates to active roster". DetroitLions.com. October 15, 2018.
  20. ^ "Detroit Lions release LB Trevor Bates". PrideOfDetroit.com. March 11, 2019.

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