Phil Bates (gridiron football)

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Phil Bates
No. 80 Toronto Argonauts
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-09-20) September 20, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
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Career information
High school: Omaha (NE) North
College: Ohio
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Phil Bates (born September 20, 1989) is an American football wide receiver with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Ohio. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012. With the Seahawks, he won Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos.

College career

Bates played college football at Iowa State University as a quarterback and wide receiver from 2007 to 2008. He then transferred to Ohio University, where he played from 2009 to 2011.[1] He finished his career with 457 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, 738 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 270 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Bates was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[2]

On September 1, 2014, Bates was waived.[3] He was signed to the Seahawks practice squad on September 9, 2014.[4]

Cleveland Browns

On October 30, 2014, the Cleveland Browns signed Bates to their practice squad.[5]

On December 27, 2014, Bates was called up from the Browns practice squad to their active roster for their season finale against the Baltimore Ravens after Josh Gordon was suspended by the team after failing to attend a team walk-through.[6]

He was released by the Browns on May 11, 2015.[7]

Dallas Cowboys

Bates was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on August 20, 2015.[8] He was released by the Cowboys on September 1, 2015.[9]

Toronto Argonauts

Bates joined the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in the second half of the 2015 C.F.L. season. Besides seeing playing time late in the season, he also played in the East Division semi-final loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 15,2015.

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Iowa State QB Bates will transfer
  2. ↑ Why Phil Bates might be Seahawks’ next breakout receiving star
  3. ↑ http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Seahawks-sign-Bryan-Walters-to-active-roster-add-Julius-Warmsley-Josh-Aubrey-to-practice-squad/65e46d64-f2b9-47db-be02-ee2c0e2d63dc
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  5. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/browns-sign-to-phil-bates-practice-squad-103014
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