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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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Will UGA great A.J. Green be back with the Bengals?

Former UGA receiver A.J. Green’s contract ends soon. Where will the 10-year veteran wind up? Details here.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green is set to become a free agent on March 17, which marks the end of a one-year, $18 million franchise tag contract.

The Georgia legend was drafted by the Bengals with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and has had an incredible 10-year career in Cincinnati, especially when you consider the state of the Bengals organization.

Paired with the arm of former TCU quarterback Andy Dalton from 2011-2019, Green caught his way to seven straight Pro Bowls and was named by his peers in the NFL Top 100 each year until 2020, when Green struggled with injuries and the new turnover in Cincinnati.

The Bengals hired head coach Zac Taylor who brought in a new offense and a new quarterback in No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow, but even with Burrow heathy for the first half of the season, Green just never looked comfortable with the offense and his injury issues made the gap larger.

ESPN’s Ben Baby quotes Green here after the Bengals loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 14.

“I love my time here,” Green said. “Who knows what is going to happen? I will be ready for anything and be excited to get back to playing football whether it is here or somewhere else.”

Green’s injuries were minor and the 32-year-old still sounds like he has gas in the tank. The question is where to now?

If Green is looking for a title contender, I’d say look now further than the L.A. Rams, who just acquired Green’s college quarterback, UGA great Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions.

Wherever Green winds up, I hope he finally gets a chance to play in a Super Bowl.

UGA great Geno Atkins leads all NFL DT in this stat category

Check out this stat by Pro Football Focus on former Georgia Bulldog Geno Atkins. Details here.

Former Georgia Bulldog Geno Atkins has long been one of the top defensive tackles in the NFL. He was named to the 2010’s All-Decade Team, despite being an undervalued fourth round pick out of Georgia.

Atkins measured at six-foot-one, 293 pounds at the 2010 NFL Combine, significantly smaller than the prototypical NFL defensive tackle, but his size, or lack there of, has not mattered one bit.

Pro Football Focus recently released their list of defensive tackles with the highest amount of quarterback pressures since 2010 and, no it’s not three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron Donald.

Granted, Donald was drafted by the Rams in 2014, so Atkins has about a four-year head start, but regardless, Atkins has proved to be one of the best interior defensive lineman in this generation and looks to be on track for Canton one day.

Don’t forget the 8-time Pro Bowl selection got his start in Athens where he earned First-Team All-SEC honors in 2007 and Second-Team All-SEC honors in 2009.

Now, Atkins enters his 12th season for the Cincinnati Bengals in the third-year of a four-year, $65 million contract extension that he signed back in 2018.

Check out what Atkin’s opponents had to say about the two-time First Team All-Pro in this NFL Top 100 Players feature (2019):

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Georgia Bulldog great AJ Green returns to Bengals practice

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green suffered a hamstring injury over a week ago and is now returning to the practice field

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green suffered a hamstring injury over a week ago and is now returning to the practice field. Green, a former Georgia Bulldogs, is the No. 1 wide receiver for Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ offense.

Green’s injury was never considered severe, but it is good to see him back out there. The UGA product missed all of last season with an ankle injury.

A.J. Green has struggled off and on with injuries since the 2015 season. He’s only recorded one season (2017) with over 1,000 receiving yards since 2015.

If Green can stay healthy for Cincinnati, then he should have a great season. A.J. Green and the Bengals offense has a lot of weapons for top pick Joe Burrow.

Running back Joe Mixon and an improved offensive line should take some of the pressure off Joe Burrow. Burrow enters his rookie season after having a record setting season at LSU.

The Joe Burrow to A.J. Green connection could be something special. Burrow showed incredible accuracy, especially for jump balls during his time at LSU. A.J. Green is a man who has won his fair share of jump balls over the years. In fact, Green has 63 receiving touchdowns over his NFL career.

September 12, 2009; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver A.J. Green (8) catches a touchdown pass behind South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Akeem Auguste (3) at the end of the second quarter at Sanford Stadium. Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

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Report: Cincinnati Bengals WR, former Georgia football great A.J. Green dealing with hamstring injury

Cincinnati Bengals receiver A. J. Green has reportedly suffered a hamstring injury. Details here

Cincinnati Bengals receiver A.J. Green reportedly suffered a hamstring injury during Monday’s practice.

Jay Morrison of The Athletic reported the details –

“A.J. Green not in for this set of 11s. Was getting left hamstring looked at and stretched after last set of 7 on 7. He’s still on field. No ice. But appears done for the day.”

Obviously a big scare for both Bengals fans and DawgNation, because of Green’s season-ending ankle injury in July of last season.

One of the best receivers to ever dawn the red and black, Green has been one of the only bright spots for the Bengals since he was drafted No. 4 overall in 2011.

The good news, however, is the injury is now thought to be minor after a report by Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic involving comments from Bengals head coach Zac Taylor on Green’s injury.

 

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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Three Georgia Bulldogs in PFF’s All-Decade Top 101

Three former Georgia Bulldog greats have made PFF’s All-Decade Top 101: Bengals receiver AJ Green, Bengals DT Geno Atkins and Justin Houston

Three former Georgia Bulldog greats have made PFF’s All-Decade Top 101. The 2010s were a solid decade for Georgia football. UGA fans will hope the 2020s will offer more NFL superstars and the long-awaited national championship.

Outside linebacker Justin Houston comes 46th on PFF’s list of top players of the decade. Houston has spent most of his career in Kansas City. He almost broke the NFL sack record in 2014, when he recorded 22.0 sacks.

Houston is now with the Indianapolis Colts and continues to make an impact.

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Justin Houston reacts after tackling Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

AJ Green, arguably the best receiver in Georgia history, comes 38th on the list. Green has missed some time due to injuries, but could be even higher. He’s among the NFL’s  best wide receivers for the decade.

Green caught 602 passes for 8,907 yards and 63 touchdowns during the decade. He played every season for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Sep 13, 2018; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green scores a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

The top Georgia Bulldog of the decade is Geno Atkins according to PFF. With 75.5 sacks in the 2010s, Atkins is one of the best pass rushing defensive tackles in the decade.

PFF grades the Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle behind only J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald along the defensive interior. Atkins still has gas left in the tank for this decade.

Sep 30, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan. Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

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