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Bengals safety Jessie Bates: The whole DB group reached out to Mackensie Alexander

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander might be away from his teammates, but he’s still on their minds.

Several Bengals defensive backs and other players checked on Alexander via text on Tuesday.

“This game of football is something that we do every day, but family is very important. The whole DB group texted him in a group message,” Jessie Bates said. “Just reaching out to him and making sure that he has our support. He has our support and I hope that God be with him and his family.”

Alexander, 26, and his former high school football teammate, 28-year-old Evins Clement, were arrested Tuesday by the Collier County Sherriff's Office on battery charges after Alexander and Clement went to the Florida home of the man who reportedly was with Alexander's father, Jean Odney Alexandre, before he went missing.