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With the Browns last year, Bates started 3 games and had 2 catches for 25 yards. He's lumped into the same group as Whiteheart and Stoll, and unfortunately he likely falls third in that group, so I'm expecting him more so to play a role on the third-team offense in camp.

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Third-string TE candidate with minimal production; expected for third-team camp role.

Bates is in his second stint with the Browns after bouncing between the Bears, Jets, Texans, and practice squad; with Cleveland last year, he started 3 games and had 2 catches for 25 yards. The source lumps him into the same group as Blake Whiteheart and Jack Stoll but expects him to fall third in that group, likely playing a role on the third-team offense in camp; he carries only 25% roster odds.

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