AFTER HOME GAMES for the first five seasons of Jessie Bates III's career, the former Cincinnati Bengals safety had to leave the stadium to find his family.
Now in Atlanta, Bates meets his family in a suite in the Mercedes-Benz Dome after home games, where there is food and a place "our families can be able to connect on a different level."
"I think that's what separates us compared to a lot of other organizations," Bates said.
It's the kind of subtle distinction that can matter a lot to NFL players.