Falcons trade veteran safety Jessie Bates III to the Jaguars for two draft picks

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons traded safety Jessie Bates III to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday in exchange for two draft picks. The Falcons will receive a 2027 second-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick. kAm%96 ah\J62C\@=5 q2E6D 925 366? :?4=F565 :? C6A@CED 2D 2 A=2J6C H9@ 4@F=5 36 >@G65 367@C6 %F6D52JVD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?7=\EC256\5625=:?6\_72b4gd`f5hebc3_`3d_67_4a53b5cbanFE>0D@FC46l4@AJU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lD92C6Qm}u{ EC256 5625=:?6k^2m]k^Am kAmq2E6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^;=3:::b^DE2EFD^a``hfgdcfcbfgbf``bhQm4@?7:C>65 E96 EC256k^2m @? D@4:2= >65:2 367@C6 :E H2D @77:4:2==J 2??@F?465 H96? 96 HC@E6 @? 9:D ) 244@F?E @? |@?52J “(~zt &! p ypv&p#PQ w6 2=D@ HC@E6 “p%{ u@C6G6C vC2E67F=P”k^Am kAmq2E6D 925 2 42C66C\9:89 `c E24<=6D :? E96 u2=4@?DV k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?7=\>25C:5\36?82=D\72=4@?D\D4@C6\b2hb4`cd_hh2h`e5e4b_c4gcd6bhfgb3nFE>0D@FC46l4@AJU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lD92C6Qmbc\`f =@DDk^2m E@ E96 r:?4:??2E: q6?82=D @? $F?52J :? |25C:5] %96 u2=4@?D Wb\eX 92G6 =@DE 7@FC @7 E96:C =2DE 7:G6 82>6D F?56C 7:CDE\J62C 4@249 z6G:? $E672?D<:[ =62G:?8 E96> @? 2 A2E9 E@ E96:C ?:?E9 4@?D64FE:G6 =@D:?8 D62D@?]k^Am kAmq2E6D 92D e_ E24<=6D[ E9C66 7@C465 7F>3=6D[ @?6 :?E6C46AE:@? 2?5 2 be\J2C5 C6EFC? 7@C 2 E@F495@H? @? 2 7F>3=6 C64@G6CJ 2D 2 3C:89E DA@E 7@C E96 u2=4@?D]k^Am kAmx? ?:?6 D62D@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 7:G6 H:E9 r:?4:??2E:[ q2E6D 92D ag :?E6C46AE:@?D 2?5 `c 7@C465 7F>3=6D]k^Am kAm(9:=6 E96 u2=4@?D 92G6 DECF88=65[ E96 y28F2CD We\aX 2C6 4@?E6?5:?8 7@C E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^;28F2CD\2?2=JD:D\274\7`ah_6e7def_ah6hef7f7d3dg_`ac5hanFE>0D@FC46l4@AJU2>AjFE>0>65:F>lD92C6QmE@A A=2J@77 DA@Ek^2m :? E96 pur] %96 y28F2CD 92G6 H@? 7:G6 @7 E96:C =2DE D:I 82>6D[ :?4=F5:?8 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^C2G6?D\;28F2CD\D4@C6\g54aa4`6dbgbhf7__`3a6a_2_4_g63g5Qmbb\`_ G:4E@CJk^2m :? q2=E:>@C6 @? %9FCD52J ?:89E]k^Am kAm%96 y28F2CD H:== A=2J 2E %6??6DD66 @? $F?52J] %:E2?D 4@249 #@36CE $2=69 D2:5 9:D E62>VD 492==6?86 3642>6 >@C6 5:77:4F=E 7@==@H:?8 E96 EC256]k^Am kAm“(92E E96J’G6 5@?6 :D 25565 2? p==\!C@ A=2J6C E@ 2? 2=C625J 492>A:@?D9:A 42=:36C 7@@E32== E62>[” $2=69 D2:5] Q{2DE H66< x >256 E96 4@>>6?E E92E r:?4:??2E: H2D E96 36DE E62> H6’G6 A=2J65 2== J62Cn (6==[ y24 92D 5@?6 2 8C62E ;@3 56G6=@A:?8 E96 A=2J6CD @? E92E C@DE6C]”k^Am kAm%96 y28F2CD 2=D@ 24BF:C65 5676?D:G6 E24<=6 s2G@? v@5492FI :? 2 EC256 H:E9 E96 }6H ~C=62?D $2:?ED[ 2 A6CD@? 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 562= E@=5 %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD]k^Am kAmx? C6EFC?[ E96 $2:?ED H:== C646:G6 2 a_ag D:IE9\C@F?5 A:4< E92E 4@F=5 36 6=6G2E65 E@ 2 a_af D:IE9\C@F?5 A:4<[ E96 A6CD@? D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 A6CD@? DA@<6 @? E96 4@?5:E:@? @7 2?@?J>:EJ 3642FD6 E96 EC256 92D ?@E J6E 366? 2??@F?465]k^Am kAm%96 255:E:@?D @7 v@5492FI 2?5 q2E6D H:== 96=A E96 y28F2CD 7:== E96 G@:5D =67E 3J 5676?D:G6 E24<=6 s2'@? w2>:=E@? 2?5 D276EJ tC:4 |FCC2J[ H9@ H6C6 A=2465 @? :?;FC65 C6D6CG6 @? %F6D52J]k^Am k9C ^m kAmp! $A@CED (C:E6C |2C< {@?8 2?5 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD 7C66=2?46 HC:E6C %6C6D2 (2=<6C 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D C6A@CE]k^Am k9C ^m kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?7=Qm$66 p!’D 7F== }u{ 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am