Analysis: Through building a team, the Bears appear to have established one of the deeper benches and here are their most effective backups ranked.

Ryan Bates’ Future: Ryan Poles, Bears Will Want Him ‘In the Mix’ Bates has one more year left on the $17 million contract he initially signed with the Bills, which extends through 2025.

Bates, a graduate of Ohio State, has been with Pitt since 2018. His coaching career featured a stop at New Hampshire in which he overlapped (1992–1997) with OSU offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.

General manager Ryan Poles said Tuesday that Bates (concussion) is feeling back to himself, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. Bates missed Chicago's last seven games of the campaign because ...

The Chicago Bears announced on Saturday that offensive lineman Ryan Bates has been placed on season-ending injured reserve ahead of the team's Week 16 matchup against the Detroit Lions.

The Bears placed Bates (concussion) on injured reserve Saturday, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports. Bates had already been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lions, and now this move knocks ...

Lions and Bears injury update. Chicago's OL Ryan Bates (concussion), RB Darrynton Evans (hamstring) and DE Gervon Dexter (knee) are all out, while S Tavarius Moore (questionable), RB Roschon ...

That loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for Detroit dating back to Week 3. ... (@VmoneySports) likes the Detroit Lions to cover the -6.5 against the Bears: “The Lions didn’t cover on Thanksgiving ...

Say the Bears have a top-10 offense to finish off these last games. — @odunze46 Tap the brakes here. You’re speeding through a school zone, as were a handful of others who asked the same question.

It's unclear what about 27-year-old offensive guard Ryan Bates piqued the interest of Ryan Poles. The Bears general manager tried to bring Bates into the fold as a restricted free agent in 2022 ...

General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears. In March of 2024, the Chicago Bears traded a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for offensive lineman Ryan Bates .

Even without Teven Jenkins and backup Ryan Bates, the pass blocking held up well except for consecutive plays on the final drive, but Williams’ brilliance overcame it. They made use of Cole Kmet ...