# Falcons send Pro Bowler Jessie Bates to Jaguars in first major trade deadline shakeup

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/falcons-send-pro-bowler-jessie-bates-to-jaguars-in-first-major-trade-deadline-shakeup/
- Published: 2026-11-09T13:34:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T15:09:15+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/falcons-send-pro-bowler-jessie-bates-to-jaguars-before-trade-deadline/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Jacksonville adds Jessie Bates to strengthen its pass defence.
- Atlanta receives two future picks and sheds most of his salary.
- Bates has 60 tackles and three forced fumbles this season.

## Summary

The Atlanta Falcons are trading safety Jessie Bates to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick. The deal gives the Jaguars help in pass defence after a season-ending injury to starter Eric Murray, while Atlanta gains draft capital and room to plan for next season.

Atlanta will pay most of Bates’ $6.5 million salary. A Pro Bowler and three-time Second-Team All-Pro, he has made 392 tackles, 14 interceptions and 11 forced fumbles in 60 games for the Falcons; this season, he has 60 tackles, one interception and three forced fumbles in nine games. The 6-2 Jaguars rank 22nd in pass defence, while the 3-6 Falcons are in transition and were unlikely to re-sign Bates, whose contract expires after this season.

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