Jessie Bates III Thankful For Cincinnati Years: 'They Did A Lot For Me'

Bates played five seasons with the Bengals.

CINCINNATI — Bengals players got to reunite with Falcons safety Jessie Bates III in Atlanta on Friday and he discussed the experience during the 13-13 tie.

Bates noted how thankful he was for his five seasons in Cincinnati.

"It's the first time strapping it up and actually playing in a preseason game against a team that I'm very familiar with," Bates said in a sideline interview with Fox. "It was really good to see everybody from the coaches, trainers. Everybody in that organization they did a lot for me during my five years there, so I'm super thankful. It's always good to see old friends. Excited for my new journey here."

The ball-hawking safety played for Cincinnati from 2018-22 and finished his Bengals run tied for 15th all-time among the franchise's interception leaders (14 INTs).

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