D'Anthony Batiste

D'Anthony Batiste

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At a game in Denver in September, 2010.
No. 67Edmonton Eskimos
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982
Place of birth: Marksville, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
Undrafted: 2004
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 37
Games started: 14
Fumble recoveries: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

D'Anthony Batiste (born March 29, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle, who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos.

Early years

Batiste attended Marksville High School in his hometown of Marksville, Louisiana, helping his team to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1996–1998. He was named all-state, all-district, all-parish and all-region during high school career. He is of Haitian[1] descent.

College career

Batiste was a four-year letterman at Louisiana-Lafayette. He was a second-team All-Sun Belt selection his senior season. He began as a tight end before moving to guard during his freshman campaign.

Professional career

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings

After going undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, Batiste signed with the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of af2 in 2006.

Dallas Cowboys

Batiste sign with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on June 16, 2006. He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 4.

Carolina Panthers

Batiste was signed by Carolina Panthers off of the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad during the 2006 season but did not see action in any games.

Atlanta Falcons

Batiste was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons on September 2, 2007. He started his first career game against Indianapolis Colts. The Falcons waived him during final cuts on August 30.

Washington Redskins

Batiste was signed by the Washington Redskins on December 10, 2008. He appeared in eight games for the Redskins in 2009 before being waived on December 15 when the team signed linebacker Curtis Gatewood.

Denver Broncos

Batiste was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad on December 23, 2009. His contract expired on January 11, 2010.

Arizona Cardinals

Batiste was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on November 16, 2010 after an injury to starting right tackle Brandon Keith.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 3, 2013, Batiste was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[2] On August 25, 2013, he was cut by the Steelers.[3]

References

  1. "Chart: Haitian Americans in the NFL". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. "Steelers Sign Veteran Offensive Tackle D’Anthony Batiste". Steelers.com. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  3. "Steelers Make Roster Moves; Trim Roster to 75". Steelers.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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