NFL: The Bengals have already started talks to extend the contract of Jessie Bates

Although the 2021/2022 regular season in the NFL of Jessie Bates was not the best of his career as expected, his performance during the playoffs improved, and it made him regain the trust of the coaches of the Cincinnati Bengals.

After losing the Super Bowl LVI against Los Angeles Ramsthe Bengals are already thoroughly preparing for next season, and if they want to maintain as well as improve on the positive results of the season that recently ended, they will need players like Bates.

The cornerback averaged more than 100 tackles during his first 3 seasons in the league, staying at 88 this season. However, in the playoffs he had 20 tackles and 2 interceptions, standing out for the Bengals.

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Bates will enter free agency, so the team would have already begun negotiations for a contract extension with the 24-year-old player, chosen in position 54 in the second round of the 2018 Draft.

When the Bengals’ head coach was asked about the importance of Bates, Zac Taylor was quick to praise his cornerback.

“Jessie’s focus has been tremendous all year. I’m really proud of him. He’s a huge part of what we do. We’re so proud of how he led this team and how he played for us the last four years,” Taylor said. .

It will be a matter of time for both parties, team and player, to reach an agreement to extend the time they remain together.

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“Those are conversations (contract negotiations) that will always be ongoing. I think everyone knows that we want Jessie to be a part of this. We will continue to work through those discussions,” Taylor added.

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