ESPN polled NFL execs, coaches and scouts to rank the top 10 players at each position ahead of the 2025 season. Bates was ...

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler rated Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III among the league's best a second offseason in a row.

As the team prepares for the 2025 season, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is set to lead what should be an explosive offense. Penix appeared in five games (three starts) last season, finishing with ...

Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III was on NFL Network's list of Top 100 players for the second-straight season, but he ...

So far, it has. The Bengals attempted to move on with first-rounder Dax Hill in that role, who now plays cornerback. Geno ...

Atlanta’s ceiling is high, but so is the risk. With questions at quarterback and an unproven core, the Falcons could just as ...

Jessie Bates, the Atlanta Falcons safety, has been named No. 92 on the 2025 NFL Top 100 Players list, voted by his peers.

The Falcons have a great leader in Jessie Bates, the man that was one of the best safeties in the league last season. In the ...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — When the Atlanta Falcons gave Jessie Bates the third-most expensive defensive free-agency deal of the offseason, they expected two things. Bates has already checked the ...

Bates was already a leader for the Falcons last season, his second with the team. He spent the offseason reading books like "The Twin Thieves: How Great Leaders Build Great Teams." He also helped ...

FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons safety Jessie Bates might be the happiest guy on the defense. He led the defense with 133 tackles last season and suspects that he won’t be nearly as busy this season ...