Bates admits to being in a bad head space

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(11-15-2021, 07:36 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: I'm guessing the not getting paid is part of it. I know he'll get paid by someone if he has a good year but they are still human. So if you put all the work in and have the results on the field and don't get paid it can be deflating.

He had a good rookie year.  He had a mediocre sophomore year.  He had an elite third year.  He wants to be paid like an elite player, but elite play has been the anomaly, not the norm for him.  If he wanted his contract torn up with a year left, he should have put all the work in and gotten the results on the field in years one and two.