AFC North Notes: Bengals, Browns, Ravens

Bengals

Bengals WR A.J. Green says he’s a loyal person and wants to bring something to the city of Cincinnati.

“My goal when I got drafted was to always stay in one place the whole time,” Green said, via the Cincinnati Enquirer. “No matter what the situation was. I want to win, I want to bring something to this city. I don’t want to be like, ‘Oh, A.J. left because he wasn’t winning.’ It’s not about football, that’s just who I am to stay loyal to whoever gave me an opportunity. It’s been fun. I wouldn’t rather be nowhere else. In tough times that’s why I’m here, try to lead these guys and get this thing back on the road and for the future. I have one more year on my contract and then we’ll see what happens.”

• Bengals signed OT Andre Smith. (NFLTR)
• Bengals placed OT Jake Fisher on injured reserve. (NFLTR)

Browns

Browns’ interim HC Gregg Williams said he would be fine returning, even if he doesn’t land the full-time head coaching job.

“I love what I do,” Williams said Tony Grossi of ESPN. “In all honesty, If I wasn’t a head coach or defensive coordinator, I’d love to be a special teams coordinator again. I loved that time there. Even the position coach part of it, [and] when I went and helped Mike Munchak being an assistant head coach with him, too [in 2013].

Ravens

• Ravens QB Joe Flacco returned to practice on Thursday and participated in throwing drills but appeared limited by hip injury.
• Jamison Hensley notes that it still looks like Lamar Jackson will be the starter in Week 13.