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Bates: Thank you to the people of Haiti
Kelly Bates was one of seven CFL players take part in a humanitarian mission to Haiti. Only since his return to Canada has he begun to truly understand his experience.
Bates: Playing through the pain
Riders offensive lineman Kelly Bates discusses the reality in pro football of showing up on time ready to go, regardless of circumstance, or having your team move on without you.
Bates: The importance of minor football
The strength of football is not just measured by the successes experienced at the pro level in Canada explains Kelly Bates, who recently attended the Saskota Bowl.
Bates: Have to love that Rider Pride
Rider Pride. It’s absolutely everywhere. Literally, you can’t turn a corner and not see some declaration of it says Rider offensive lineman and Saskatchewan native Kelly Bates.
Bates a model? Lineman goes old school
CFL.ca blogger Kelly Bates says that when you throw on a Retro jersey, make sure to remember the blood, sweat, tears and heart that so many legends put into our game.
The Bates Blog – Week #3
A defender of quarterbacks on the field, CFL.ca blogger Kelly Bates finds it his duty, as a fan of the game, to defend the Canadian Football League off the field.
Take it all in
BC Lion Kelly Bates discusses Grey Cup Week as both a player and a fan and explains why it is one of the best weeks on the calendar each year, in his exclusive blog for CFL.ca.
Memories of a Grey Cup victory
In his exclusive blog for CFL.ca, Kelly Bates discusses what November means to him as a player for the BC Lions and what it meant for him as a fan growing up in football-mad Saskatchewan.
Officially Speaking
In his exclusive blog for CFL.ca, BC Lion Kelly Bates explains how the CFL and CFLPA are working together to upgrade the system that develops and creates growth within the refereeing ranks and ...
An education in the sack stat
In his exclusive blog for CFL.ca, BC Lions’ offensive lineman Kelly Bates provides an education on who really should take the blame for a quarterback sack.
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