Bates reports to Bengals camp, signs franchise tag tender
Associated PressCINCINNATI — 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 up a day before Cincinnati is scheduled to begin two days of practices against the Los Angeles Rams and with the final preseason game on Saturday. Team owner Mike Brown acknowledged before the season that a hinderance in contract talks with Bates was the team’s restructuring its finances to be able to re-sign quarterback Joe Burrow and receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins when their rookie contracts expire in the next few years.
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