Bates, Shelton bringing team-first mentality to position battle

Larry Mayer

Watching Ryan Bates and Coleman Shelton battle for the starting center position in training camp, it's clear that offensive linemen are a different breed.

Despite vying for the same job with the No. 1 offense, the two veterans view each other as brothers with common goals, not competitors with different agendas.

"We're just a bunch of big babies," Bates said of offensive linemen. "We're b