It's unclear what about 27-year-old offensive guard Ryan Bates piqued the interest of ... as a restricted free agent in 2022, but the Buffalo Bills matched the offer sheet, and the Bears were ...

Bates later agreed to a four-year contract with the Bears as a restricted free agent back in 2022, but the Bills opted to match the offer. Buffalo ended up trading Bates to Chicago after all in 2024.

The Chicago Bears announced a few roster moves on Saturday leading up to the team's game against the Detroit Lions, including ...

Buffalo Bills to match Chicago Bears' offer sheet to guard Ryan Bat... The Bills will match the offer sheet offensive guard Ryan Bates signed with the Bears last week, general manager Brandon ...

Per Scott Bair, the Bears have placed OL Ryan Bates on injured reserve due to a ... He had stints with the Bills and Dolphins before rejoining the Bears midseason. Chicago cut him loose last ...

The concussion that kept guard Ryan Bates out of games has now landed him on IR, and the Bears have one other injury issue related to the offensive line.

Bates has missed five games since suffering a concussion as a replacement starter for Teven Jenkins against the Packers on ...