ESPN's Seth Walder made a proposal that would sent Jessie Bates to a contender and improve their defense at the same time. The NFL always has one or two trades that seem to surprise many people, and it wouldn't be a surprise if one happened before the season. ESPN's Seth Walder recently predicted several trades that could happen during training camp, and one of them involved the Atlanta Falcons trading Jessie Bates to the San Francisco 49ers. “If the Falcons were expected to contend, it would make sense to keep Bates and see the original contract through. And while that would mean finding a replacement for Bates, the Falcons wouldn't be lacking in safety talent thanks to emerging second-year player Xavier Watts.