Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#48|Merle Bates Running Back
Retired (1999, Age 29)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1999) Potential C-
Age 42 Born 01-01-1971 in Miami, FL
Drafted Round 6, Pick 140 (1992) Experience 0 Years (8 Wks)
College South Dakota University, 1993 Salary 310 ($410K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching B- Pass Cover D  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc A- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D+ Kick Acc C-
Carrying B+ Run Blocking C  Tackling C- Kick Return B-
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina B  Execution C+ Agility B+
Strength C- Health A  Aggressiveness B+ Hands B+
Jumping B      Attitude D- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB B- C C- DT C- SS C- K F  GUN C+
WR B- G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D  KR B-
HB/TB B  T C- ILB C- CB C  LS C- KRB C+
FB C+ TE C  OLB C- H B- HT B  KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1989 College 54 0/1 0/4 1/3 0/3 0/3 1/1 0/7 0/3         1/3       0/2 5/11 0/1     3/8 0/1 0/3 11/54
1990 College 66 1/1 1/4   1/8   0/2 1/10 0/1         0/2       0/2 1/14 1/4 0/1   2/10 1/2 0/5 9/66
1991 College 53 0/1 1/3   1/7   1/3 2/8 0/1         1/3       1/1 4/15 1/1 0/2   1/5   2/3 15/53
1992 Position 44   1/1   1/4   1/3 0/6 0/1                 0/3 5/12       4/8   2/6 14/44
1992 Drills 17                                     -3/0 5/9   2/6   1/2 5/17
1992 Declines 0                                         -1/0       -1/0
1993 Position 33       0/5   0/1 1/5                   2/3 3/8       3/8   1/3 10/33
1993 Drills 16                                       3/7   0/4   1/5 4/16
1994 Position 27   0/1     1/2   2/3 1/1                 1/1 1/8       2/7   0/4 8/27
1994 Drills 17 1/2 0/2 0/1 0/4                             -1/0 1/3   0/1 0/1 2/3 3/17
1995 Position 11       0/1   1/1 0/1 1/2                           0/2   2/4 4/11
1995 Drills 17 0/1 1/2 0/1 0/3                 0/2         0/1   0/3   0/3 0/1   1/17
1995 Declines 0                                   -1/0             -1/0
1996 Position 11       0/1   1/2 0/2 0/1                   0/2       0/1   0/2 1/11
1996 Drills 17 0/6   0/1 1/1                 0/1         0/1   0/2   0/2 0/3   1/17
1996 Declines 0             -1/0                     -1/0             -2/0
1997 Position 10       1/2   0/2   0/2                   0/2       0/2     1/10
1997 Drills 16 1/3 0/4 1/1 0/1                 0/2           0/2 0/2   0/1     2/16
1997 Declines 0   -1/0         -1/0         -1/0     -2/0             -2/0     -7/0
1998 Position 11         0/3 1/1 0/3                     0/1       0/2   0/1 1/11
1998 Drills 17   0/4   1/2                 0/2         0/3 0/2 0/2     0/2   1/17
1998 Declines 0 -1/0           -1/0     -1/0       -3/0   -1/0   -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0     -12/0
1999 Position 10       1/3     0/4 0/1                           0/1   0/1 1/10
1999 Drills 17 0/2 0/2 1/3 0/1                 0/1         0/1 0/1 0/1   0/2 0/3   1/17
1999 Declines 0       -1/0     -1/0 -2/0 -2/0       -1/0 -4/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0         -1/0   -20/0
Total 2/17 3/27 3/10 6/46 1/8 6/16 2/49 0/13 -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 1/16 -7/0 -5/0 -2/0 3/12 12/79 -3/11 9/32 -2/0 14/73 0/13 11/42 50/464

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
08-31-1998The Las Vegas COIN have waived Merle Bates.
11-04-1996The Las Vegas COIN have acquired Merle Bates from the waiver wire.
09-10-1995The Tulsa Jaguars have automatically waived Merle Bates to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-10-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Al Harrison to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
10-03-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Al Harrison to the inactive roster.
09-26-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Owens to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
09-26-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Owens and Frank Thelwell to the inactive roster.
09-19-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Wes Schafen to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Elser and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
09-12-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have acquired Merle Bates from the waiver wire.
09-11-1994The Florida Orcas have automatically waived Merle Bates to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-08-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Kevin "Strutter" Annan and Bob "Shaker" Baker to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mike Lackman and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
10-17-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Kevin "Strutter" Annan to the inactive roster.
09-06-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Captain "Kirk" Cousins and Joe "MAMA" Ambrose to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mark Griese and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
08-22-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Darryl "Stoner" Stonebreaker and Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Sneeze "Juke" Burns and Mark Griese to the inactive roster.
08-24-1992The Florida Orcas have moved David "The Bomb" Brumfield, Kelvin "Snowplow" Sanders, Bob "Shaker" Baker, Tom "Ham" Brahm, Captain "Kirk" Cousins, Jeff "Pain Train" Parker, Don "Bulldozer" Strozier, and Kevin "Strutter" Annan to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mike Lackman, Bus Zuidmulder, Reggie Seyboth, Merle Bates, Paul Taylor, Roman Slagle, Dolph Robinson, and Bob Tillman to the inactive roster.
08-10-1992The Florida Orcas have moved T.J. Davis, Greg Smith, and Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Kelvin "Snowplow" Sanders, Sneeze "Juke" Burns, and Don "Bulldozer" Strozier to the inactive roster.