Jessie Bates tweets “Stay down, stay grounded” ahead of July 15 deadline - NBC Sports

Bengals safety Jessie Bates has not signed his franchise tag and he has not spent any time with the team since they used it early this offseason because he wants to sign a long-term deal with the team before Friday’s deadline to do so.Plenty of Bates’ teammat…

Bengals safety Jessie Bates has not signed his franchise tag and he has not spent any time with the team since they used it early this offseason because he wants to sign a long-term deal with the tea… [+754 chars]

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