Burrow took Bates to UFC 276

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(07-03-2022, 11:21 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Hate to say it, but I don't see this meaning anything more than Burrow and Bates are friends. Burrow and CJ were friends too, and we saw how that turned out. Bates will play here this year on the Franchise Tag if he doesn't get a long term deal. This is just 20 something year old friends with money hanging out.

Hate to agree cause I have always wanted Bates to stay but I think you are correct Sled. Nothing hinting at us giving Bates 
the monster contract that he wants here IMO. He clearly wants more than his play has warranted. He played great in the 
Playoffs but he was pretty bad all regular season when money was on his mind. I see no reason for this changing just cause
Burrow and Bates are buds. The inconsistency of Bates game along with our drafting Dax Hill and Tycen Anderson pretty 
much seals the deal that there will be no deal.

The only question is if Bates will play on the Tag. We still do not know this.