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He played college football at Wake Forest, and was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The return of Bates, at least for this season, gives them an elite three-safety triumvirate to work with.Copyright © 2020 Baltimore Ravens. Jessie Bates Jessie Bates III (born February 26, 1997) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Hill has been starting in Bates’ place this offseason and has had a tremendous preseason thus far. Alright, so without further ado, allow me to present you with the post in question, as archived by Word on the Birds.
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Now with their 2020 second-team All-Pro free safety back in the fold, the Bengals will now work on integrating first-round pick Dax Hill in with Bates and Vonn Bell. The Philadelphia Eagles-Jessie Bates III connection just won’t die. Jessie Bates III signed a 1 year, 12,911,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including 12,911,000 guaranteed, and an average annual. Reports claimed Bates was willing to sit out for the season if no deal was reached, but considering his lack of leverage in the situation, it was always unlikely for him to miss out on an entire 17-game slate and forfeit his nearly $13 million salary.īates still hasn’t officially signed his franchise tender, but him being back in the building indicates that’s a formality. Bates began his holdout before OTAs back in May, and it continued through training camp after the July 15th deadline for an extension passed. The franchise tag is more than twice as much what Bates made from his four-year rookie contract that expired after the 2021 season.

Sitting out the season if a long-term deal isn’t reached by July 15 would be surprising. The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Bates this offseason after the two sides couldn’t agree to a contract extension. Bates reportedly has no intention of playing under his 12.911 million franchise tag. Linebacker Germaine Pratt posted a video of Bates in the locker room on his Instagram, confirming his presence in the building. Bates is still going to ease his way back into things on the field as he gets ready to play the season on the tag. Once people realize they will start missing checks, they. Bates wont report to Bengals training camp Tuesday with the rest of the teams veteran players, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Jessie Bates and Roquan Smith seem to be in a battle of who can overplay their hand the most. Said he brought a good energy to the locker room when he returned yesterday. Bengals Jessie Bates: Not reporting to camp Tuesday. This comes a day before the team starts practices against the Rams. Bengals QB Joe Burrow said he was expecting S Jessie Bates back at some point over the next three weeks.
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Breaking news: #Bengals safety Jessie Bates, after not reporting for training camp at the start due to failed contract negotiations, is back in the team building, a source tells me
