Ryan Bates

Ryan Bates
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Bates with Penn State in 2018
No. 71 – Chicago Bears
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27)
Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Archbishop Wood
(Warminster, Pennsylvania)
College:Penn State (2015–2018)
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:73
Games started:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ryan William Bates (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.

Early life

Bates and his sister Anna were two children born to Theresa Strocen-Bates and Norman Bates.[1] Bates attended Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania.[2] He played offensive tackle with the Archbishop Wood Vikings whom he helped win the 2013 PIAA Class AAA Championship finishing with a 13-2 record. This earned him first team all-state selection honors for the 2013 season. Bates and the Vikings won the PIAA Class AAA Championship for a consecutive time during the 2014 season.[1] He was also named to the First-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League in 2013 and 2014. In his junior season Bates was named the 2014 Pennsylvania Football News Lineman of the Year.[1] Bates also earned Under Armour All-America Game selection honors during his senior season in 2015 while also serving as co-captain.[3] Both 247Sports and Rivals.com rated Bates a four-star recruit. He received numerous recruitment offers from universities including Virginia, Temple, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Miami, Maryland, Duke, Boston College, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Illinois, South Carolina and Penn State.[4]

College career

Bates committed to Penn State. After his true freshman season in 2015, Bates joined the field for the 2016 season as a redshirt freshman. During this season, Bates started in all 14 games, playing the positions of offensive lineman, left guard and left tackle. He earned various Big Ten honors along with All-American and Team of the Week honors during the 2016 season. During his sophomore season in 2017, Bates started 8 of 10 games as a left tackle. After sustaining an injury, Bates sat out games against Michigan State, Rutgers and Nebraska. During his junior season in 2018, Bates earned third-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Teams of the Week honors. While at Penn State, Bates graduated with a degree in Labor and Employment Relations.[1][5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m) 		306 lb
(139 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 5.09 s 1.69 s 2.88 s 4.53 s 7.45 s 27.0 in
(0.69 m)		 8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		 28 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Philadelphia Eagles

Bates signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[8]

Buffalo Bills

On August 9, 2019, Bates was traded to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Eli Harold.[9]

Bates made his first career start in Week 16 of the 2021 season at right guard, and started the remainder of the season and through the playoffs at left guard.

On March 14, 2022, the Bills placed a restricted free agent tender on Bates. On March 24, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Bates to an offer sheet, but Buffalo matched the offer.[10] On April 4, 2022, the Bills signed Bates to a four-year $17 million contract.[11][12]

Chicago Bears

On March 4, 2024, Bates was traded to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 fifth-round pick.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on September 14.[14] He was activated on November 9.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Penn State Football" Bio. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archbishop Wood Product Ryan Bates Making Most of His Eagles Opportunity". May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "247Sports". Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Rivals.com". Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Archbishop Wood Football". Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ryan Bates Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Ryan Bates, Penn State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Eagles sign 11 undrafted free agents ahead of rookie minicamp". May 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Williams, Charean (August 9, 2019). "Bills trade Eli Harold to Eagles for Ryan Bates". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  10. ^ Biggs, Brad (March 24, 2022). "Offensive lineman Ryan Bates signs an offer sheet with Chicago Bears — now Buffalo Bills have 5 days to match". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Brown, Chris (April 4, 2022). "Ryan Bates signed a four-year contract with the Bills". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Ryan Bates". Spotrac.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  13. ^ Hajduk, Gabby (March 5, 2024). "Roster Move: Bears agree to acquire OL Ryan Bates from Buffalo". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 14, 2024). "Roster Moves: Bears put Bates on IR; add Daly, Johnson to roster". ChicagoBears.com.


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