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Mar 7, 2022

The #Bengals have tagged star S Jessie Bates, source said. - — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 7, 2022 - - - One of the top safeties set to hit the open market will be remaining with his current team for at least the next calendar year. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Bengals have placed the franchise tag on star safety Jessie Bates. - Because the franchise tag puts Bates among the five highest-paid players at his position, his salary for the 2022 season will be $13.5 million minimum. - Bates, 25, has been a starter for the Bengals since being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. In 63 career regular-season games, Bates has logged 408 tackles, 35 pass defenses, two forced fumbles, and 10 interceptions. - This past postseason, Bates led all players with six passes defended and earned the highest Pro Football Focus grade (88.1) among safeties. - - List - - 10 takeaways from the top defensive back performances at NFL Combine - - - - - - - - List - - 10 defensive backs for the Eagles to watch at the NFL combine - - - - - - - - RelatedLooking at the great value Eagles gained from shrewdly swapping picks with the DolphinsEagles coach Nick Sirianni on Gardner Minshew's value and importance of a good backup QBEagles' coach Nick Sirianni on where Jalen Hurts needs to improve most as a passerNFL combine: Top 10 marks of all time in every drillHowie Roseman on Jalen Hurts as Eagles’ starting QB: There’s no doubt about it - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Eagles Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Eagles Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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