Bengals sign Pro Bowl player to practice squad

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(10-06-2021, 10:34 AM)Au165 Wrote: That is not a great sign with Allen coming back, I wonder if it's bad news for Bates.

(10-06-2021, 10:44 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: That would suck for both us and him (being in a contract year). He might end up regretting not just signing an extension.

(10-06-2021, 10:48 AM)jj22 Wrote: Allen cleared so if this is any bad news it is about Bates. It might not mean anything tho. They replaced Tony Brown who was a special teams "ace" with another special teams ace. That may be all it is.

I am just speculating here but I sometimes wonder if Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor consider Jessie Bates to be expendable trade bait. He’s one of “Marvin’s guys” and I have a sneaking suspicion Zac wants to clear out the old guard, so to speak. Joe Mixon should probably rent instead of buy too if you get my drift.