Cincinnati Bengals’ offense just got another boost for the upcoming 2020 NFL season. According to the team’s head coach Zac Taylor, wideout A.J. Green is “fully healthy” and ready for action.
Green injured his ankle during the training camp last year and was forced to miss the entire 2019 season. However, it appears that the injury is now behind him and that the 31-year-old will have no limitations once the NFL season kicks off.
“Everything has been positive with A.J. Green,” Taylor told The Athletic. “He’s fully healthy and he’s working hard. He’s been in Atlanta. It’s all been positive in that regard.”
Bengals have the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, which they are expected to use on LSU’s quarterback Joe Burrow. Having veterans like A.J. Green on the field to help him would greatly benefit Burrow and would likely ease his transition into the pros. That is, of course, if Green remains with the Bengals.
Green was mentioned in trade talks last season as a result of Bengals’ unwillingness to accommodate his wishes for a new, long term contract. Despite the player’s status as one of the best wideouts in the game, Cincinnati is reportedly concern about his health issues, which caused him to miss 23 games in the last two seasons.
Bengals have Green under contract for this season thanks to the franchise tag they placed on him in March, but it’s unlikely that the player will be happy playing out the season under these terms. In case that the two sides don’t come to an agreement, it wouldn’t be surprising that a healthy Green stars for some other franchise in the fall.
