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Michael Batiste (American football)

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Place of birth:
  
Beaumont, Texas

Role
  
American football player

College:
  
Tulane

Height
  
1.91 m


Undrafted:
  
1994

Weight
  
147 kg

Name
  
Michael Batiste

Education
  
Tulane University

Position:
  
Offensive Guard / Defensive Tackle

Date of birth:
  
(1970-12-24) December 24, 1970 (age 44)

High school:
  
Beaumont (TX) West Brook

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Michael Batiste (born December 24, 1970) is a former American football defensive tackle and offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Tulane University.

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Early years

Batiste attended West Brook Senior High School, where he was an All-district selection in football as a senior. He also lettered in basketball and track.

He accepted a football scholarship from Tulane University. He became a starter at defensive tackle as a sophomore, posting 57 tackles (6 for loss) and 3 sacks. The next year he started 9 games at defensive tackle, posting 42 tackles (5 for loss) and 4 sacks. As a senior he started 10 games, registering 40 tackles (3 for loss) and one sack, while playing left defensive end and defensive tackle.

Dallas Cowboys

Batiste was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 1994 NFL Draft, to play defensive tackle. He was waived on August 23.

In 1995, he was re-signed and converted into an offensive guard during training camp. He switched back to play in 2 regular season games as a backup defensive lineman. He was a part of the Super Bowl XXX winning team.

The next year, he was allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football, to play on the offensive line. Although he could run block, he struggled in pass protection and was released before the start of the 1996 season.

Washington Redskins

On February 26, 1997, he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins. He was cut on August 24.

After being out of football for a year working as a substitute teacher at Northwestern High School, he was signed as a free agent on February 11, 1998. He played mainly on special teams and briefly as an offensive guard against the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. He was released on October 20.

Barcelona Dragons

In 1999, he played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe.

References

Michael Batiste (American football) Wikipedia