Former Penn State Football Offensive Lineman Ryan Bates Traded To Chicago Bears
Former Penn State football offensive lineman and Buffalo Bill Ryan Bates was traded from the Bills to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Bates played for the blue and white from 2015 to 2018.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) March 5, 2024
TRADE!!
We’ve agreed to terms on a trade that will send OL Ryan Bates to Chicago for a 5th round pick in the 2024 draft: https://t.co/TBCWPhUbB3 pic.twitter.com/yV2q1LDp7y
The Langhorne, Pennsylvania, native started 22 games at right guard for the Bills in 2022 and filled in as the team’s backup center in 2023.
In Happy Valley, Bates tallied 37 appearances and was twice named to the All-Big Ten third team.
Bates will join fellow Nittany Lion Jaquan Brisker in Chicago and depart KJ Hamler, DaQuan Jones, and Connor McGovern.
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