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Dean Prater

Prater, Troy Dean
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)
YearCollegeStatus
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
TransactionDateTeam
Draft4/29/19811981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL
Signed1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL
Released8/24/19811981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL
Signed5/10/19821982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL
Exemption11/20/19821982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL
Reserve/Non-Football Injury11/24/19821982 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1982 KC NFL
Released8/27/19841984 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1984 KC NFL
Signed9/12/19841984 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1984 BUF NFL
Signed8/30/19851985 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1985 BUF NFL
Exemption9/23/19871987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL
Activated10/20/19871987 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1987 BUF NFL
Released10/2/19881988 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1988 BUF NFL
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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