Overview
- The NFL transaction wire confirmed New York hosted Ryan Bates on March 16 during the second week of free agency.
- Bates started 15 games at right guard for the Bills in 2022 but has played sparingly over the past three seasons due to injuries.
- He is a 29-year-old former undrafted Penn State lineman with 103 career appearances, most of them as a backup and special teamer.
- Bates spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons with the Bears after his stint in Buffalo, where GM Joe Schoen previously worked.
- ESPN reporting on March 11 indicated the Giants pivoted away from paying mid-tier guard contracts, aligning this visit with a wait-the-market approach under a run-focused plan from new coach John Harbaugh.