The Cincinnati Bengal will be under contract for at least one more season.
A source told Dan that the franchise tag was given to Bates before the deadline. At the end of the league year, the rookies deal expired, and Bates was about to become a free agent.
The club that selected him in the second round of the draft has a short-term future with him. Spotrac says the tag is worth $13 million. At last week's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, Duke Tobin, the executive in charge of the Cincinnati franchise, reiterated the franchise's position to keep him in Cincinnati.
He has a real role on our team in a lot of different areas, particularly in leadership and play-making skill.
The franchise tag allows the team to negotiate a long-term deal until July 15. Time. If a multi-year contract is not reached by the end of the season, Bates will not be eligible for a contract extension until after the season. The Cincinnati Bengals reached the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years. In the four games he played in the playoffs, he had six pass deflections, 20 tackles and two intercepts.
The safety sought a contract extension with the Bengals after a great season in 2020, however those discussions did not lead to a new contract.
He started 15 games last season and made 88 tackles with an intercept, 4 passes defended and a recovery.
The former second-round pick has been one of the team's most dependable starters. He has appeared in 63 of a possible 65 games in his four years in the league.
The fifth-longest streak in franchise history was snapped by a neck injury suffered in a Week 3 win over Pittsburgh.
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