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for the last two years of his college career and he led the PSAC in rushing for three of his four seasons. Cates was also the PSAC-West
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207:(born October 3, 1979) is a former professional
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16:American gridiron football player (born 1979)
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274:, Cates underwent surgery to repair a torn
158:Career highlights and awards
1248:20th-century African-American sportspeople
1243:21st-century African-American sportspeople
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739:"Wes Cates may miss Game 1 for the Riders"
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760:"Roughriders part ways with Wes Cates"
726:2008 CFL Offensive All-Stars Announced
228:Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
224:California University of Pennsylvania
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1149:Assistant General Manager Joe Womack
280:2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
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91:6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
1238:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
737:McCormick, Murray (2009-06-08).
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1218:American football running backs
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301:and a conditional draft pick
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834:Saskatchewan Roughriders
249:Canadian Football League
148:Saskatchewan Roughriders
99:215 lb (98 kg)
839:95th Grey Cup champions
1134:Chairman Ronald Pletch
321:Regular season
1160:Assistant coaches:
239:Professional career
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942:Dustin Cherniawski
936:Rontarius Robinson
766:. 10 February 2012
764:The Globe and Mail
245:Calgary Stampeders
132:Calgary Stampeders
61:Career information
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1080:Mike Abou-Mechrek
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306:Career statistics
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179:Career stats
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1038:Marcus Adams
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918:Tad Kornegay
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852:Corey Holmes
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1208:1979 births
1172:Richie Hall
1167:Mike Gibson
1156:Kent Austin
1104:Kahlil Hill
1092:Andy Fantuz
1044:Wayne Smith
984:Neal Hughes
966:Eddie Davis
888:Reggie Hunt
864:D. J. Flick
858:Corey Grant
770:10 February
77:Position(s)
25:No. 20
1202:Categories
1187:Alex Smith
1182:Ken Miller
1139:Jim Hopson
1137:President
1128:John Chick
1002:Fred Perry
978:Sean Lucas
954:Josh Ranek
894:Luca Congi
792:2009-12-14
745:2009-06-08
703:References
659:CFL totals
253:touchdowns
174:2008, 2010
45:1979-10-03
1162:Ron Estay
930:Wes Cates
876:Yo Murphy
327:Playoffs
299:Rob Lazeo
205:Wes Cates
191:(archive)
121:As player
20:Wes Cates
315:Rushing
261:Grey Cup
71:American
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247:of the
105:College
669:4,942
362:Yards
356:Games
344:Yards
338:Games
276:labrum
189:CFL.ca
96:Weight
88:Height
788:. CFL
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488:1229
368:Long
350:Long
335:Team
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772:2012
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395:7.2
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