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Tight end John Bates is known as one of the better blockers in the league, but after missing most of training camp with an injury, he failed to set up his run block on the second offensive play of the game
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Bates' blocking struggles after injury layoff led to early sack.

Tight end John Bates is known as one of the better blockers in the league, but after missing most of training camp with an injury, he failed to set up his run block on the second offensive play of the game, which led to a sack. His injury recovery and blocking performance are concerns heading into the season.

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