Report: Bengals' Jessie Bates has 'no intentions' of reporting to training camp or playing on franchise tag

Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates helped the team reach its first Super Bowl in 33 years over the winter, leading the defense in solo tackles during the regular season with 67 while adding six passes defensed and two interceptions in the playoffs as well. Similar to Orlando Brown of the Kansas City Chiefs and Dalton Schultz of the Dallas Cowboys, however, as a franchise-tagged player, Bates is facing a 4:00 p.m. ET deadline on Friday to come to an agreement with his team on a long-term contract.

According to Josina Anderson, the situation with Bates and Cincinnati is bleak.