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Dean Prater

Prater, Troy Dean
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 249
Born: September 28, 1958 Altus, OK
Died: March 14, 1996 Horseheads, NY
High School: S.H. Rider (Wichita Falls, TX)
YearCollegeParticipation
1977Oklahoma State
1978Oklahoma StateLettered
1979Oklahoma StateLettered
1980Oklahoma StateLettered
Draft: 10th round (271st overall) 1981 Cleveland Browns
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL79DE20
1983 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1983 KC NFL79LDE161
1984 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1984 BUF NFL79DE130
1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL79DE160
1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL79DE160
1987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL79DE100
1988 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1988 BUF NFL79DE40
7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL771
TeamDateTransaction
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL4/29/1981Draft
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFLSigned
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL8/24/1981
1982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL5/10/1982Signed
1982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL11/20/19825/10/1982
1982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL11/24/1982Reserve/Non-Football Injury
1984 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1984 KC NFL8/27/1984Released
1984 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1984 BUF NFL9/12/1984Signed
1985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL8/30/1985Signed
1987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL9/23/1987Exemption
1987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL10/20/19879/23/1987
1988 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1988 BUF NFL10/2/1988Released
SACKSNOYDS
1986 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1986 BUF NFL1.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL1.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1983 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1983 KC NFL0001100
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0001100
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