The Cincinnati Bengals and Jessie Bates III have made "no tangible progress" on a new contract, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Fowler added that it's unclear "how close to the top of the market Cincinnati is willing to get" in order to retain Bates.
Cincinnati placed the franchise tag on the veteran safety in March, but Tyler Dragon of USA Today reported Bates doesn't intend to play on the one-year tender.
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