Cincinnati Bengals, Jessie Bates (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
The Cincinnati Bengals made the right decision when selecting Jessie Bates in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft and while it hasn’t resulted in Pro Bowls, Bates is valuable to Cincinnati’s defense and they have to do whatever it takes to keep him in a Bengals uniform past the 2021 season.
Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report shared this sentiment, listing Bates as the one player the Bengals can’t lose this offseason. Here’s more of what Gagnon had to say:
The rebuilding Bengals quite simply can’t justify losing such a high-impact player, and the franchise tag should absolutely be on the table.