Bengals, Jessie Bates aren’t expected to work out a long-term deal before July 15

As the July 15 deadline for signing franchise-tagged players to long-term deals approaches, one tagged player and his current team aren’t approaching a long-term deal. Via Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, “there isn’t a lot of optimism” that the Bengals and safety Jessie Bates will hammer out a multi-year package. The situation presents three significant [more]