The Eagles are set for a major retool this offseason. and with All-Pro quarterback, Jalen Hurts set to sign a massive contract extension, some big-name defenders are on the move to really greener pastures.
Philadelphia badly wants to retain C.J. Gardner-Johnson, but former Bengals safety Jessie Bates may have just made that even more difficult.
Falcons are giving former Bengals S Jessie Bates a four-year, $64.02 million deal that includes $23 million in year one and $36 million in first two years of the deal, per source. He now is the fourth highest-paid S in NFL history.
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The $16 million per season puts Bates in the top five for safeties and gives Gardner-Johnson a number to shoot for.
Here’s how Bates’s new deal with Atlanta impacts the Eagles.