FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Jordan Fuller and Jessie Bates III have bookended an NFL season before.
They've trained together in the offseason with performance coach in Florida. They've been on opposite sidelines at the Super Bowl.
Now, for the first time in their professional careers, the two safeties will spend an entire season together as teammates.
"I know everything Jordan is about," Bates said. "When he hit me up and was like, 'Hey, I'm thinking about coming to Atlanta. I was like, 'Why wouldn't you come to Atlanta?'"
Fuller signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 20 . Bates did so back in 2023.
Ever since he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, Fuller has had quite the rollercoaster of a journey. He was a sixth-round pick who earned a starting role coming out of training ca