Autograph #288 – Ben Coates – New England Patriots

Autograph #288 – Ben Coates – New England Patriots – NFL

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Danny Bonin

January 25, 2026

Autograph #288 – Part of our collection – 1997 Leaf Signature Autographs #NNO Ben Coates. Yes, it does have a crease along the entire left side of the card.

Coates was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 5th round (124th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft out of Livingstone College. Coates played with the Patriots till 1999 and finished his career with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000. Coates had 499 catches as a tight end for 5,555 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career.

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Danny W. Bonin Jr.

I’ve been collecting autographs since I was 10 years old when I meet President Lyndon Johnson in New Orleans, LA and secured his autograph. Since then I have accumulated several thousand autographs. Follow our journey as we slowly add our collection to these pages as well as see who we have sent request to.
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Follow my adventures of collecting autographs. We have collected autographs through the mail since 1998. Those that we have written to have send 8×10, 5X7 or other size photographs with their signatures. Some would send trading cards, index cards or simply sign our letter and send it back. Come along for the journey of what we have received. Review our 1st & 2nd post to see how we started and where we are going. We are also going to include official autographed trading cards that we have acquired over the years.