Bates will get this spring and summer in an Eagles uniform. Barring roster changes, he’ll be there beyond organized team activities this week and will be there for training camp this summer, for preseason in August. But he’ll need to play his way onto the 53-man roster or practice squad. He said “all my buddies are watching me now,” just as they’ve always watched the Eagles on Sundays. He already experienced the disappointment of draft weekend, but he still has chance to live his dream.