Report: Jessie Bates has no plans to sign franchise tag

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Bengals safety Jessie Bates hasn’t shown up at the team’s voluntary offseason workouts because he hasn’t signed the franchise tag. Tyler Dragon of USA Today reports Monday that Bates has no plans to sign the one-year, $12.91 million tag or play this season without a long-term deal. The sides have hit an impasse in talks, [more]

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