Burrow took Bates to UFC 276

[Tony]

(07-05-2022, 12:38 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Burrow did not take Bates.  They went together.  In fact it was more likely Bates idea.  He was the one who rounded up teammates to work out together last offseason, not Burrow.

And it has zero to do with contract negotiations or "sending a message" to the team.

I read at least 3 reports saying Burrow was taking Bates to Vegas like 3 weeks before they went. They were all Praising Burrow for being a leader and trying to keep Bates here.. links were posted all over. I think cincy jungle was 1 of them... I think Burrow said it in 1 of his press conferences too and I know for a fact he brought Bates up and said he deserved to get paid and wanted Bates to remain on the team, as to keep the young core together. It's really not that hard to believe Burrow is stepping up for a teammate...