The New York Jets have lost a player that spent the first part of their season on the active 53-man roster. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns signed rookie tight end Brenden Bates off the Jets' practice squad to their active roster.
The New York Jets officially waived TE Brenden Bates on Friday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Bates, 25, originally signed on with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Kentucky in May.
Having seen enough of his struggles as a blocking tight end, the Jets have cut ties with tight end Brenden Bates. The undrafted free agent who had a strong camp with the Chicago Bears was added by the Jets prior to the start of the season. The idea was to have him serve as a blocking tight end but the results have been disastrous.
It wasn’t just the rookie tight end’s fault like some are suggesting. It’s tough to believe given the whirlwind of the last day, but there was a football game this past weekend which helped lead to Robert Saleh’s dismissal.
Taking a look at a young Jets tight end Before the season began, the New York Jets claimed former Chicago Bears tight end Brenden Bates off waivers. Today, we’re going to take an in-depth look at Bates, who was inactive for the season opener against the 49ers.
The New York Jets, just like every team in the NFL, cut their roster from 90 to 53 players on Tuesday. They made many tough decisions, and future decisions might be even more difficult.
The Jets add and lose a player to waivers. The initial round of NFL waiver claims are in. The Jets have added one player, tight end Brenden Bates. Bates spent training camp with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears had to make some tough decisions to create the initial 53-man roster on Tuesday and the team will soon regret one decision they had to make.
Safety Lewis Cine's time with the Vikings went about as well as the Jets' last decade and he'll get a chance to write a better second chapter with the AFC East team.
After sticking with only two tight ends on their initial 53-man roster, it seemed likely the New York Jets would be active on the tight end market in the coming days.
Add another tight end to the list of players the San Francisco 49ers have expressed interest in. Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports that the team has spoken with former Kentucky tight end Brenden Bates as part of its pre-draft evaluation process.
The tight end will head to the pros after six years in Lexington. One position room that has been filled with talent for most of the Mark Stoops era has been the tight ends.
JACKSONVILLE — If Kentucky was playing NC State, North Carolina or Duke in the Gator Bowl on Friday at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., running back Ray Davis might likely be getting ready for the NFL Draft.
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