Bengals’ Bates wants to show he’s 1 of NFL’s top safeties
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengals’ Bates wants to show he’s 1 of NFL’s top safeties

Associated Press  

Bengals safety Jessie Bates said playing under the franchise tag this season will give him a chance to show NFL teams — including his current one — what he is worth. “I’m looking at this as an opportunity to prove I’m one of the best safeties in the league,” he said in his first public comments Wednesday. Asked why he wasn’t able to reach a long-term deal with the Bengals, Bates said “that’s not my question to answer. “It was a nice jolt.” Team owner Mike Brown said before training camp that a hinderance in signing anyone else to a long-term deal is that the Bengals have to prepare to pay Burrow and star receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins when their rookie contracts expire in the next few years.

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Bates reports to Bengals camp, signs franchise tag tender
2 years, 4 months ago

Bates reports to Bengals camp, signs franchise tag tender

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Safety Jessie Bates III reported to Cincinnati Bengals training camp Tuesday and signed a one-year tender under the franchise tag. The organization put the franchise tag on him in March, meaning he was bound to the Bengals for the 2022 season before becoming an unrestricted free agent. Bates skipped organized team workouts and most of training camp, showing …

Revisiting the Bengals’ 2018 draft: What it says about then and teaches about now
3 years, 8 months ago

Revisiting the Bengals’ 2018 draft: What it says about then and teaches about now

New York Times  

CINCINNATI — In the seconds following the draft in four weeks, you will be inundated with football pundits showering you with grades on the Bengals’ draft. 21 and a late-round pick swap Pick : Billy Price Playing out what could have been if the Bengals took a different direction than making this trade would make for a serious change in …

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