Twitter recaps Day 2 of Bengals training camp

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Training camp next to Paul Brown Stadium continued on Thursday for the Cincinnati Bengals. Before the team’s second practice this week, we got to hear from a few more star players in their first in-person press conferences since 2019.

Jessie Bates III doesn’t have to be practicing right now. He could decide to preserve his body until his agent and the team come to terms on a contract extension. The 24-year old Bates is expected to be made one of the highest paid safeties in the game sometime before the beginning of the regular season. He may even reset the safety market altogether.

It would be perfectly reasonable for Bates to use that as a reason to not…