“WOKE UP A JAGUAR”: Jessie Bates’ Jacksonville move, $64M contract, stats, and family explored (Image via Getty: Jessie Bates)
Trevor Lawrence’s team has agreed to send a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for Bates. Jessie Bates signed a four-year, $64.02 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2023. In September 2024, $11.25 million of his 2024 salary was converted into a signing bonus, clearing $7.5 million in cap space. In August 2025, $12.5 million of his 2025 salary was converted into a signing bonus, three void years were added, and $10 million in cap space was cleared. The former Cincinnati Bengals safety was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2027, with 2026 being the final year of his 2023 contract with Atlanta. The 2023 deal included an $18 million signing bonus, $36 million in guaranteed money, and an average annual income of $16 million. In 2026, he was scheduled to earn a $6.5 million base salary while carrying a $6.5 million cap hit and a $6.5 million dead cap value. His total career earnings amount to $84.1 million over eight NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He has been fined seven times, with the total amount reaching $160,167.
This only makes us want to know more about the now- Jaguars player who is no longer a Falcon!