Michael Bates
Michael Dion Bates
Born: December 19, 1969
Tucson, AZ USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 189
College: Arizona
High School: Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ)
Career: 1993-2003
Drafted: 1992 in Round 6, #150 overall by the Seattle Seahawks
Michael Bates played from 1993 to 2003 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. Bates ran for 33 yards in his career on 12 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 158 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
 Seattle Seahawks |
 Cleveland Browns |
 Carolina Panthers |
 Washington Redskins |
 New York Jets |
 Dallas Cowboys |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 40 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 40 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 30 | 603 | 20.1 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 26 | 508 | 19.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 33 | 998 | 30.2 | 93 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 47 | 1281 | 27.3 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 59 | 1480 | 25.1 | 99 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 52 | 1287 | 24.8 | 100 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 42 | 941 | 22.4 | 92 | 1 |
| 2001 | NFL Washington Redskins | 49 | 1150 | 23.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL New York Jets | 22 | 596 | 27.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 373 | 9110 | 24.4 | 100 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1994 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2000 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL | New York Jets | 8 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1990s Team
Honors
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1997 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1997 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1997 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1998 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1999 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1999 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2000 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
