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| Position: | Running Back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | January 16, 1973 Victoria, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Tucson (AZ) Amphitheater | ||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||||||
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Mario Doniel Bates (born January 16, 1973) is a former American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions. His brother, Michael also played in the NFL.[1]
Playing for the 1993 Arizona State Sun Devils, he carried the ball 246 times for 1,162 yards with 8 TD in just 11 games. He became a 2nd Round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft.[2]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 98 | 43 | 841 | 3,048 | 3.6 | 74 | 38 | 65 | 419 | 6.4 | 26 | 0[3] | |
References
- ^ Brothers in Pro Football Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerRB.asp?id=235
- ^ "Mario Bates". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.