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ArticleCommanders tap Wes Welker to replace tight ends coach fired after DWI arrest
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He will work with a Commanders tight end room featuring John Bates, Ben Sinnott and Chig Okonkwo.

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Bates will work under new tight ends coach Wes Welker in Washington.

Bates is part of the Commanders tight end room that will work under newly promoted tight ends coach Wes Welker, who was elevated from assistant coach after the previous tight ends coach Ben Steele was fired following a DWI arrest. Welker previously worked with the tight ends during Steele's suspension and now holds official responsibility for the position.

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