The Atlanta Falcons are signing safety Jessie Bates to a four-year, $64 million deal, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Bates gets $36 million fully guaranteed, and $23 million in year one of the contract, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
The 26-year-old Bates has spent his entire five-year career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Source: Jessie Bates to the #Falcons
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2023
Falcons are giving former Bengals S Jessie Bates a four-year, $64.02 million deal that includes $23 million in year one and $36 million in first two years of the deal, per source. He now is the fourth highest-paid S in NFL history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2023