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Former Georgia receiver A.J. Green re-signs with Arizona

The Cardinals have re-signed wide receiver A.J. Green, who caught 54 passes for 848 yards and three touchdowns last season for Arizona

The Cardinals have re-signed wide receiver A.J. Green, who caught 54 passes for 848 yards and three touchdowns last season for Arizona. Green and the Cardinals will look to have a more successful run in the playoffs this year.

Green signed a one-year deal. It is likely similar to last year’s one-year pact, but no contract details are available at this time.

Last offseason, the Arizona Cardinals signed A.J. Green to a one-year contract with $6 million guaranteed. Green was able to earn up to $8.5 million if he achieved all of his incentives.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Green 10,278 career receiving yards and 68 career receiving touchdowns. A.J. Green began his NFL career with five consecutive seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards. In 2019, Green missed the entire year with an ankle injury.

A.J. Green is a seven-time Pro Bowl player and has gas left in the tank. The Arizona Cardinals did not get to pair A.J. Green with DeAndre Hopkins as much as they would have liked last year.

Green will continue to receive a lot of single coverage and could quickly become one of Kyler Murray’s favorite targets. The Cardinals lost former slot wide receiver Christian Kirk to the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency. Arizona will look to second-year receiver Rondale Moore to fill in Kirk’s r

The Cardinals reported the news of A.J. Green’s return to the desert.

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First look of WR AJ Green in Arizona Cardinals jersey

See here for the video of former Georgia football and Cincinnati Bengals WR AJ Green in an Arizona Cardinals jersey.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Now, for the first time in A.J. Green’s NFL career, he’ll be suiting up for another team.

The Arizona Cardinals signed A.J. Green to a one-year contract with $6 million guaranteed this offseason. Green can earn up to $8.5 million if he achieves all of his incentives.

It’s going to be very strange seeing Green line up in a Cardinals jersey this season. Dating back to high school, Green has only worn three uniforms: Summerville High School, the University of Georgia, and the Cincinnati Bengals.

But now we have our first sighting of Green in a new jersey, thanks to this video released by the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals will pair A.J. Green with DeAndre Hopkins and Christian Kirk. Green should receive a lot of single coverage and could quickly become one of Kyler Murray’s favorite targets.

Arizona Cardinals GM on AJ Green: ‘He’s still got a lot left in the tank’

The Arizona Cardinals GM thinks former Georgia football WR AJ Green can still play with the best of them.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Now, for the first time in Green’s NFL career, he’ll be suiting up for another team – the Arizona Cardinals.

The former Bengals star has 9,430 career receiving yards and 65 career receiving touchdowns. Green began his NFL career with five consecutive seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards. In 2019, Green missed the entire year with an ankle injury.

There’s no denying that Green is on the decline of his career, but there’s also no denying that, given the opportunity, the 32 year old can still ball.

Last season, Green hauled in 47 catches for 523 yards and two touchdowns. It was certainly a down year for the seven-time Pro Bowl player.

Despite having his worst season of his career in 2020, Cardinals general manager Steve Keim still has high hopes for Green, the Summerville, South Carolina native.

“It all starts with the tape. I don’t think his stats are really telling a great story about the type of player he still is, in my opinion,” Keim said Monday. “I think he was targeted 118 times, we charted it, I think it was 38 balls that were uncatchable to our scouts and our coaching staff.

“He’s still got a lot left in the tank, in my opinion.”

“Runs great routes, really strong in traffic — I think he was the third-best receiver in the NFL this past year with catching balls in traffic. Really strong hands, still has the vertical speed, runs crisp routes and is a guy with great character.”

Arizona will pair Green with DeAndre Hopkins and Christian Kirk. Green should receive a lot of single coverage and could quickly become one of Kyler Murray’s favorite targets.

Former UGA football star A.J. Green finds new NFL home

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Georgia star A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick. Now, A.J. Green has signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Now, for the first time in A.J. Green’s NFL career, he’ll be suiting up for another team.

The Arizona Cardinals have signed A.J. Green to a one-year contract with $6 million guaranteed. Green can earn up to $8.5 million if he achieves all of his incentives.

The former Bengals star has 9,430 career receiving yards and 65 career receiving touchdowns. A.J. Green began his NFL career with five consecutive seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards. In 2019, Green missed the entire year with an ankle injury.

Last season, A.J. Green hauled in 47 catches for 523 yards and two touchdowns. It was certainly a down year for the seven-time Pro Bowl player, but A.J. Green has gas left in the tank.

The Arizona Cardinals will pair A.J. Green with DeAndre Hopkins and Christian Kirk. Green should receive a lot of single coverage and could quickly become one of Kyler Murray’s favorite targets.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news of A.J. Green’s signing. He joins J.J. Watt as Arizona’s biggest offseason additions.

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Twitter reacts: former Georgia Bulldog AJ Green signs franchise tag

Cincinnati Bengals and former Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green has signed the franchise tag.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green has signed the franchise tag. Green, a former Georgia Bulldog, was unable to hit NFL free agency this offseason.

Green signed the deal after he failed to reach to a contract extension with the Bengals before the July deadline.

Hopefully former LSU Tigers standout Joe Burrow will have success with A.J. Green, who has never won a playoff game in his NFL career. It’s not Green’s fault, but that could be motivation behind him thinking twice before signing a long-term extension with Cincinnati.

Here’s what No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow said about A.J. Green at the NFL Combine:

Cincinnati avoids a dreaded holdout. Here’s how social media reacted to the news of Green’s signing:

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A.J. Green expected to sign franchise tag with Bengals

Former Georgia football WR A.J. Green is expected to sign his franchise tag and play with the Cincinnati Bengals this upcoming season.

Former Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green is apparently expected to sign and play under the franchise tag with the Cincinnati Bengals this upcoming season.

Green has spent the past nine seasons, the entirety of his NFL career, with the Bengals.  He suffered an ankle injury in training camp last season that lingered throughout the year, causing him to miss all of 2019.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said Green is expected to sign the franchise tag on SportsCenter this Saturday:

“He has not signed the tag. I’ve talked to some sources involved. They don’t know either if he’s going to or if a long-term deal is going to get done. They don’t sound overly optimistic in Cincinnati that their best pass-catcher will be locked up long-term. They expect that he’ll play this year under the tag. It’s sort of a feeling-out period for both parties because Green practiced all but five minutes last year with various injuries, including a foot issue, and so they still consider him one of the best wide receivers when healthy. They know he’s ready to go right now and finally healed up, so maybe a one-year pact is best for both parties.”

Green has expressed his interest in leaving Cincinnati, the team not reaching the playoffs since 2015.

It seems the two sides aren’t ready to commit to a long term deal quite yet, but the franchise tag will give Green options following the 2020 season while also allowing the Bengals to get a good evaluation of his health and ability entering his 10th year in the league, without letting him go for nothing.

The Bengals have a deadline of July 15th to offer Green a long-term deal, otherwise he will have the franchise tag option at $17.865 million for 2020.

There is definitely some hype coming into Cincinnati following their draft choice of Heisman Trophy and CFP National Championship winner Joe Burrow of LSU.  Burrow completed 76.3 percent of his passes for 5,671 yards, 60 touchdowns and 6 interceptions in the 2019-20 season, setting a number of college football passing records.

The question marks are there regarding Green’s health, but let’s not downplay his skills and talent seen over the years.  Green was named a Pro Bowler in his first seven seasons in the NFL, going for 1,000 yards in six of those seasons.

Entering the NFL as a rookie quarterback is always a challenge, but having a veteran receiver such as A.J. Green as an option for Burrow couldn’t hurt the Bengal’s hopes of rebuilding their franchise, coming off a 2-14 season.

Right now, it seems like the best option for both parties is the franchise tag, which Green is expected to sign soon.

Cincinnati Bengals franchise former Georgia Bulldog

The Cincinnati Bengals are giving former Georgia Bulldog star wide receiver A.J. Green the franchise tag.

The Cincinnati Bengals are giving star wide receiver A.J. Green the franchise tag. Green, a former Georgia Bulldog, will not be able to hit NFL Free Agency since he’s been given the franchise tag.

The Bengals are fresh off of releasing a former Georgia Bulldog. Tom Perlissero reported the news of A.J. Green’s franchise tag:

The move is an expected one. Hopefully Joe Burrow will have success with A.J. Green, who has never won a playoff game in his NFL career.

Green will be an elite target for rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, who’s been stated saying he’d like A.J. to play with him. Cincinnati has the number one overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Here’s Burrow’s statement on Green:

 

A.J. Green will reportedly not attend OTAs since he got the franchise tag. That being said, there may be no OTAs for Green to attend due to the Coronavirus.

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Bengals to place franchise tag on Georgia great A.J. Green

The Cincinnati Bengals will place the franchise tag on former Georgia wide receiver A.J. Greene, according to ESPN. Green, coming off a 4-year, $60 million contract, missed the 2019 season with torn ligaments in his ankle suffered during preseason. …

The Cincinnati Bengals will place the franchise tag on former Georgia wide receiver A.J. Greene, according to ESPN.

Green, coming off a 4-year, $60 million contract, missed the 2019 season with torn ligaments in his ankle suffered during preseason.

He also missed significant portions of the 2016 and 2018 seasons and the Bengals are hesitant to sign the 31-year old South Carolina native to a long-term deal.

Drafted in the first round by the Bengals in 2011, Green’s 8,907 receiving yards rank fourth since he entered the league. His 602 receptions is second in Cincinnati history, he’s second in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (63).

After Green’s ankle injury, the Bengals announced they will franchise Green if they can’t reach a long term deal by free agency. Green, one of the league’s most respected players responded that he will play under the franchise tag but would not participate in OTA’s and probably skip training camp as well.

The franchise tag is estimated to be worth about $18.5 million and the two sides have until July 15 to reach a long-term deal.

With the Bengals expected to select LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the number one pick, Green would be a huge asset for the Heisman Trophy winner.

Fan react as Bengals plan to franchise WR AJ Green

The Cincinnati Bengals are reportedly planning to give wide receiver A.J. Green, a former Georgia Bulldog, the franchise tag

The Cincinnati Bengals are reportedly planning to give star wide receiver A.J. Green the franchise tag. Green, a former Georgia Bulldog, would not be able to hit NFL Free Agency if he’s given the franchise tag.

Green would be a great target for rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, who’s been stated saying he’d like A.J. to play with him. Cincinnati has the number one pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Here’s Burrow’s statement on Green:

Here’s how social media reacted to the news, which was initially reported by ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler:

A.J. Green will reportedly not attend OTA‘s if he gets the franchise tag.

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AJ Green will skip Bengals OTA’s if franchise tagged

Georgia Football great AJ Green will skip OTAs if franchise tagged by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Georgia great AJ Green is one of the most humble, drama-free players in the NFL.

However, when it came time to step up and think about himself first, Green did so.

Good for Green, who has sat the whole season, a contract year, with injury.

Last offseason, Green said multiple times that he would like to stay in Cincinnati and finish his career there.

The two parties have not reached a deal that would allow him to play out the rest of his career in Cincy, and the Bengals have said they would franchise tag Green if they could not reach a long-term deal.

To that, Green responded that he would play the regular season, but will skip OTAs and maybe training camp.

Green, 31, would be paid $18m next season if he is tagged by the Bengals.

Green gets that, but he said it makes him feel like the team is not committed to him.

“But that also shows that they’re not committed, and in that circumstance,” Green told ESPN, “I have to protect myself.”

If the Bengals do tag Green, they will have until July to reach a deal before the tag turns into a one year contract.

If no deal is reached, Green will not participate in much preseason training.

Can you blame him, though? He’s on the wrong side of 30, he has a history of getting injured and he’s still one of the best receivers in the NFL when healthy.

He does not need training camp or OTAs anyway. He’s AJ Green.

Why risk injuring yourself in practice when you’re franchise tagged rather than under a long-term deal?