You don't often pay backup tight ends $21 million over three seasons when they have 61 career receptions in four NFL seasons. Not every tight end who averages 15 receptions per season is Washington ...

The Washington Commanders took another hit on Thursday night as tight end John Bates was ruled out for the rest of the game against the Green Bay Packers. Bates suffered a groin injury in the first ...

The Washington Commanders are playing their backups at tight end with John Bates sidelined with a groin injury. This put Ben Sinnott and Colson Yankoff in the spotlight for the Commanders against the ...

John Bates would love to be back in action in Atlanta, Sunday. The Commanders starting tight end was making his weekly Tuesday appearance on 106.7 The Fan with former Redskins running back Brian ...

John Bates takes a lot of pride in his blocking. The former Boise State tight end, selected by Washington 124 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, was a guest on Tuesday on 106.7 the Fan with "BMitch & ...

Dan Quinn likes to talk about the Commanders gaining an identity. Tight end John Bates has gained quite an identity for the Commanders. The media circled Bates on Thursday in the Commanders' newly ...

Bates caught both of his targets for nine yards in Sunday night's 27-26 overtime loss to the Broncos. Even with Zach Ertz's monster performance (10-106-0), Bates was still involved in the Commanders' ...