Michael Batiste (American football)

Michael Batiste

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December 24, 1970

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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

325 lb (147 kg)

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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 Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Tulane University.

Early years

Batiste was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 1994 NFL Draft, to play defensive tackle.^[1] He was waived on August 23.^[2]

In 1995, he was converted to an offensive guard and then switched back to play in 2 regular season games as a backup defensive lineman.^[3] He also 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.^[4]

On February 26, 1997, he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins. He was cut on August 24.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]

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

Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX champions

8 Troy Aikman 10 Jon Baker 11 Wade Wilson 17 Jason Garrett 18 Chris Boniol 19 John Jett 20 Sherman Williams 21 Deion Sanders 22 Emmitt Smith 23 Robert Bailey 24 Larry Brown (MVP) 25 Scott Case 26 Kevin Smith 27 Greg Tremble 28 Darren Woodson 29 Alundis Brice 31 Brock Marion 36 Dominique Ross 38 David Lang 40 Bill Bates 42 Charlie Williams 43 Greg Briggs 47 Clayton Holmes 48 Daryl Johnston 52 Jim Schwantz 53 Ray Donaldson 54 Darryl Hardy 54 Anthony Fieldings 55 Robert Jones 56 Reggie Barnes 58 Dixon Edwards 59 Darrin Smith 60 Derek Kennard 61 Nate Newton 65 Ron Stone 67 Russell Maryland 68 Michael Batiste 69 George Hegamin 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 73 Larry Allen 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 81 Ed Hervey 82 Cory Fleming 83 Kendell Watkins 84 Jay Novacek 85 Kevin Williams 86 Eric Bjornson 87 Billy Davis 88 Michael Irvin 90 Oscar Sturgis 91 Darren Benson 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 96 Shante Carver 98 Godfrey Myles 99 Hurvin McCormack

Head coach: Barry Switzer

Coaches: Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano Craig Boller Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Jim Eddy Robert Ford Steve Hoffman Hudson Houck Ernie Zampese Mike Zimmer

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