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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | November 27, 1970 Galveston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | UCLA Texas A&M | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 1 / pick: 12 | ||||||
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Patrick James Bates (born November 27, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders and later played for the Atlanta Falcons after being traded by the Raiders in exchange for the Falcons' second-round selection in the 1996 NFL draft.[2]
Out of high school, Bates played college football with the UCLA Bruins, but transferred to Texas A&M Aggies in 1991. Soon, Bates would become one of the best players of the A&M's famed "Wrecking Crew" of the early 1990s. In 1993, Bates was a first-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Raiders.
After several off-field mishaps, he never realized his full potential, which is why ESPN named him the 37th of the top 50 busts in NFL draft history.[3]