Barring a dramatic change, it doesn’t sound like A.J. Green will make his return in Week 15 against the New England Patriots.
But Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has made it clear his star wideout still wants to get on the field this season.
Here’s what he told the media:
“It’s hard for me to say. We continue to have daily conversations about it, and he’s not ready to practice today. He wants to play this year, so we want to continue to give him that opportunity and leave that open.”
Given how long Green has missed, hindsight says the Bengals should’ve slapped him on injured reserve or otherwise after his injury on the first day of training camp.
Now? The Bengals still don’t sound ready to shift him to a reserve list, freeing up a spot. At this point, giving him a chance to get on the field makes sense, as the team would like to win more than a single game this season and Green himself would probably like to show teams he can still go before he heads to free agency this offseason.
That trip to free agency looms ever closer, as Green has three games left to get back on the field.
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