A.J. Green Wants To Play Another Four Years, Hopefully Retire With Bengals

Bengals franchise WR A.J. Green says he has no plans to retire any time soon and is still hoping to finish out his career in Cincinnati. 

“Play another four years and I hope to retire as a Bengal,” Green said, per Geoff Hobson. 

This comes shortly after the news that Green has officially signed his franchise tender worth around $18 million fully guaranteed for the 2020 season. It also means Green will not hold out of training camp for a new deal. 

Paul Dehner Jr mentions that the theme he’s heard from the Bengals regarding Greenis they really want to sign him to a long-term deal.

Dehner Jr expects the Bengals to make a “hard push” at season’s end for an extension if Green looks at all like the old self.

Green, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Bengals back in 2011. He just finished the final year of his five-year, $70.176 million contract that included $26.75 million guaranteed and made a base salary $11.97 million for the 2019 season. 

Green has landed on injured reserve each of the past two seasons after undergoing surgery for torn ligaments in his toe in 2018 and tearing ankle ligaments in training camp in 2019.

Green will, once again, be in line to be an unrestricted free agent in 2021. 

In 2018, Green appeared nine games for the Bengals and caught 46 passes for 694 yards receiving and six touchdowns.

We’ll have more regarding Green and the Bengals as the news is available.