[2] Out of high school, Bates played college football with the UCLA Bruins, but transferred to Texas A&M Aggies in 1991.
After several off-field mishaps, he never realized his full potential, which is why ESPN named him the 37th of the top 50 busts in NFL draft history.
Bates, Jarvis, and their younger sister Sonia Nicole had spent time under foster care.
During his freshman year at UCLA, Bates' mother and grandmother Isabel Singleton died within a month of each other.
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