Establish Bates Contract For Free

Jessie Bates III played the 2022 NFL season under the franchise tag. Now, the star Bengals safety is cashing in for the long haul ... in Atlanta. The Pro Bowl defender agreed Monday to a four-year contract with the Falcons, as CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirmed.

Jessie Bates is headed south. The Falcons are signing the former Bengals safety to a four-year, $64.02 million deal that includes $23 million in the first year of the contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.

That would have brought the total of guaranteed money the Bengals offered Bates to roughly $17 million. Bates declined the offer and sat out training camp before reporting to the team in the final week of the preseason.

The Atlanta Falcons continued their free agent spending spree Monday, agreeing to terms with former Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates III, sources told ESPN.

Current Contract Jessie Bates III signed a 4 year, $64,020,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including a $18,000,000 signing bonus, $36,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,005,000.

Jessie Bates has finally returned to the Cincinnati Bengals. A day before the team starts joint practices with the Los Angeles Rams, Bates made his long-awaited arrival to the Bengals' facilities. Kelsey Conway of Cincinnati.com had it first.

Rapoport noted in July that Cincinnati's final offer to Bates included only $4 million more in guaranteed money over five years than what he would make on the one-year tender this season. Signing the tag now ensures Bates will be paid the entirety of the $12.911 million.

Cincinnati Bengals star safety Jessie Bates has officially signed his franchise tag, the team announced Tuesday.

Joe Burrow's contract and salary The Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow agreed to terms on a four-year, $36,190,137 contract, with him receiving a signing bonus of $23,880,100 and a guaranteed sum of $36,190,137 in addition to an annual salary of $9,047,534.

CINCINNATI ? Bengals Safety Jessie Bates has finally signed the designated franchise tag with the team. The Bengals announced Bates was re-signed Tuesday morning to play with the Bengals in 2022 for a reported salary of $13 million.