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John Bates Injury Status, History and Game Log

TE / Washington Commanders

Injury status

No active flag. Latest report Active (11d ago), no longer on the injury report.

Recent games

SEA @ WSHFinal 31-33, Sep 27, 2026

receiving: REC 1, YDS 9, AVG 9.0, TD 0, LONG 9, TGTS 1

WSH @ PHIFinal 22-24, Sep 13, 2026

receiving: REC 2, YDS 13, AVG 6.5, TD 0, LONG 8, TGTS 3

Box score lines from ESPN.

Injury history

  1. Sep 22, 2026Active

    Bates played 22 offensive snaps and 14 special-teams snaps in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Cowboys.

    ESPN / WSH

  2. Sep 18, 2026Active

    Bates should take on an elevated role against the Cowboys on Sunday after Chig Okonkwo was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.

    ESPN / WSH

  3. Sep 14, 2026Active

    Bates caught two of three targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Eagles.

    ESPN / WSH

  4. Sep 9, 2026Active

    Bates (hamstring) is not listed on the injury report for Wednesday's practice.

    ESPN / WSH

  5. Sep 9, 2026Active

    activated (off SDIO injured list)

    sdio / WSH

  6. Aug 31, 2026Questionable Hamstring

    Hamstring

    sdio / WSH

  7. Aug 16, 2026Questionable Leg

    Bates (hamstring) is set to begin practicing Tuesday, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

    ESPN / WSH

  8. Aug 1, 2026Questionable Leg

    Bates will miss "a couple of weeks" due to a hamstring injury, Ben Standig of Big 100 Washington D.C. reports.

    ESPN / WSH