A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Franchise Tag Salary: $17.865 million
Status: After seeing him sit out the 2019 season with an injury, Cincinnati Bengals fans are hopeful that A.J. Green can be part of a resurgence in Cincinnati along with first-overall selection Joe Burrow. If you look at this roster, particularly on the offensive side of the football, you can see why Bengals fans are hopeful. Burrow certainly showed promise last year when he led the LSU Tigers to a National Championship, and Joe Mixon is one of the NFL’s more complete running backs. Adding Green into the mix with John Ross, Tyler Boyd and second-rounder Tee Higgins make for a potentially explosive offense.
The big question is Green. He has played in just one of Cincinnati’s last 24 games, and the Bengals might be in a position where they are willing to play a bit of hardball as a result of that fact.
Prediction: Franchise tag season.