Yeats signed with the
Green Bay Packers of the
National Football League on May 1, 1959. His last name was incorrectly misspelled as "Yates" on his 1960
Fleer trading card. Yeats played in the Oilers' season opener on September 11, 1960. In June 1961, it was reported that Yeats would be joining the AFL's
Denver Broncos for training camp. He officially signed with the team in July. He left the team later that month for a job opportunity. ==Personal life==