Trevor Bates Explained
Trevor Bates |
Number: | 50, 53 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1993 |
Birth Place: | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 247 |
High School: | Westbrook (ME) |
College: | Maine |
Draftyear: | 2016 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 239 |
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Pfr: | BateTr00 |
Trevor Bates (born August 28, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Maine, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round (239th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. He won Super Bowl LI with the New England Patriots, beating the Atlanta Falcons.
College career
Bates recorded 17 sacks in his final three seasons with the Maine Black Bears. As a junior, he recorded seven 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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Trevor Bates Hoping To Be Colts Pass Rusher To Groom. Bowen. Kevin. Colts.com. May 5, 2016. May 6, 2016.
- Web site: 2016 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . 2019-02-25.
- Web site: Colts Agree To Terms With Four More Draft Picks. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003611/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Agree-To-Terms-With-Four-More-Draft-Picks/17a6554d-a38e-4c14-ae94-f935b9c22713. dead. May 24, 2018. Bowen. Kevin. Colts.com. May 5, 2016. May 6, 2016.
- Web site: Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814143331/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Final-Cuts-Assemble-53-Man-Roster/37b970e3-453c-4747-a62d-5e74c9161c02. dead. August 14, 2017. Bowen. Kevin. Colts.com. September 3, 2016.
- Web site: Indianapolis Colts Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad. Blogs.Colts.com. September 4, 2016. September 5, 2016. February 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213054423/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/04/indianapolis-colts-sign-nine-players-to-practice-squad/. dead.
- Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Move. Blogs.Colts.com. October 4, 2016.
- Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves. Blogs.Colts.com. October 13, 2016. October 14, 2016. October 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161016215546/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/13/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-168/. dead.
- Web site: Patriots make practice squad moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810150450/http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/11/07/patriots-make-practice-squad-moves. dead. August 10, 2017. November 7, 2016. November 7, 2016. Patriots.com.
- Web site: Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017. Pro-Football-Reference.com. September 2, 2017.
- Web site: Patriots sign nine to future contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030033534/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/02/07/patriots-sign-nine-future-contracts. dead. October 30, 2017. Patriots.com. February 7, 2017.
- Web site: Patriots reach 53-man limit. Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128033226/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/02/patriots-reach-53-man-limit. November 28, 2017.
- Web site: Patriots sign nine to the practice squad. Patriots.com. September 3, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209085616/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/03/patriots-sign-nine-practice-squad. December 9, 2017.
- Web site: Patriots make changes to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210210323/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/05/patriots-make-changes-practice-squad. dead. February 10, 2018. Patriots.com. September 5, 2017.
- Web site: Giants re-sign DE Devin Taylor, place DE Nordly Capi on IR. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210115519/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-re-sign-DE-Devin-Taylor-place-DE-Nordly-Capi-on-IR/3d3dd12d-3405-4247-8dbe-a0058e22dcb9. dead. February 10, 2018. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. October 31, 2017.
- Web site: Giants place Darius Powe on IR, waive Khyri Thornton. USAToday.com. December 11, 2017.
- Web site: Lions sign free agent LB Trevor Bates. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524221851/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-free-agent-LB-Trevor-Bates/dd48f375-0766-4ae5-b80f-021f1af69c8d. dead. May 24, 2018. DetroitLions.com. May 23, 2018.
- Web site: Lions sign free agent LB Marquis Flowers and waive LB Trevor Bates. DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2018. September 3, 2018. September 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052452/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agent-lb-marquis-flowers-and-waive-lb-trevor-bates. dead.
- Web site: Lions sign three players to practice squad. DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2018.
- Web site: Lions place CB Jamal Agnew on Reserve-Injured and sign LB Trevor Bates to active roster. DetroitLions.com. October 15, 2018.
- Web site: Detroit Lions release LB Trevor Bates. PrideOfDetroit.com. March 11, 2019.