Adam Schefter reported on his blog at NFL.com that new Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin attempted to lure Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach Jeremey Bates as he assembles a coaching staff.
According to Schefter, “Bates was said to have seriously considered Kiffin’s offer, but eventually opted to stay in Denver, where the Broncos gave him a raise and an extension.”
The 32-year-old Bates has been an assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets.
He was a reserve freshman quarterback at UT in 1995. He later transferred to Rice.
Bates and his brother, James, were standout players at Sevier County High School.
Jim Bates, the father of Jeremey and James, is a former UT linebacker (1964-67), graduate assistant (1968) and linebackers coach (1989). He coached in the NFL for 16 years, including seven games as interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2004.
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