Personal
Billy LaQuayne Yates was born on April 15, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Was a two time all-state selection at Corsicana (Texas) High School ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... His favorite sports team growing up was the Dallas Cowboys and his favorite athlete was Michael Jordan ... Majored in agricultural development at Texas A&M ... Married to Tamika.
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Career Transactions
Billy Yates was signed by the Patriots from their practice squad on Nov. 12, 2005 ... Originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2003 ... Waived by the Dolphins (9/5/04) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/11/04) ... Signed to the Patriots active roster (2/4/05) ... Released by the Patriots (9/3/05) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/4/05).
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Career Overview
Career GP/GS: 7/0 (1/0/0/1)
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2006 Season
2006 (4/3/0/0): Placed on injured reserve on Nov. 13, 2006 ... Signed from the practice squad on Oct. 21, 2006 ... Made his first NFL start in the Patriots' victory against Minnesota (10/30/06).
at Buffalo (10/22): Saw action on special teams protection units in the Patriots' 28-6 road victory over the Bills ... Played in a reserve role at right guard toward the end of the fourth quarter. at Minnesota (10/30): Made his first career NFL start at right guard in the Patriots' commanding 31-7 road win against the Vikings ... Was a member of an offensive front that gave Tom Brady enough time to throw for 372 yards and tie his career high with four touchdown tosses ... Helped to pave the way for a running game that averaged 5.7 yards per carry, gaining 85 yards on just 15 rushes. Indianapolis (11/5): Started at right guard ... Member of an offensive front that did not allow a sack on 35 pass attempts. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Started at right guard, but left the game in the third quarter with an injury ... Part of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots' rushers to gain 145 yards on just 26 carries (5.6 yard avg.).
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2005 Season
2005 (4/0/1/3): Signed from the practice squad on Nov. 13, 2005. Miami (11/13): Saw action on special teams protection units in the Patriots' 23-16 road victory over the Dolphins. New Orleans (11/20): Saw action at guard late in the fourth quarter of the Patriots' 24-17 win over the Saints. at Kansas City (11/27): Inactive. N.Y. Jets (12/4): Inactive. at Buffalo (12/11): Saw limited action at guard in the Patriots' commanding 35-7 road victory over the Bills ... Played on the extra point protection units in the Patriots' commanding 35-7 road victory over the Bills. Tampa Bay (12/17): Did not see action in the Patriots' 28-0 shutout victory over the Buccaneers. at N.Y. Jets (12/26): Inactive. Miami (1/1): Saw limited action right guard ... Member of an offensive line that allowed just one sack for one yard.
2005 Postseason (1/0/0/1): Jacksonville (1/7): Inactive. at Denver (1/14): Played on special teams protection units.
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2004 Season
2004 (0/0): Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/11) and was a member of the squad for the remainder of the regular season and through the fi rst two rounds of the playoffs … Signed to the Patriots' active roster (02/04/05) and was inactive for Super Bowl XXXIX.
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2003 Season
2003 (3/0 – Miami Dolphins): Played in three games in a reserve role. N.Y. Giants (10/5): Made his NFL debut on special teams. Baltimore (11/16): Had extensive playing time in a 9-6 overtime win as the Dolphins rushed for 141 yards. Washington (11/23): Saw time in a reserve role.
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College
Was a four-year letterman for Texas A&M (1999-2002) … Started at guard in all 20 games in which he played over his fi nal two seasons … As a senior, helped open holes for the Aggies to average 161 rushing yards per game, racking up a grand total of 1,771 ground yards on the season … As a junior in 2001, helped power the Aggies to 1,541 total rushing yards … Saw action as a reserve in his freshman and sophomore seasons as Texas A&M averaged 169 rushing yards per game … Was a teammate of Patriots wide receiver Bethel Johnson for four seasons.
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Extra Points
As a senior at Texas A&M in 2002, Billy started every game as a member of an offensive line that helped the Aggies' ground game average 161 rushing yards per game.
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