A.J. Green played football for the Bengals in 2020. This was a welcome change of pace compared to recent history.
From 2018-2019, Green only played in nine games. He missed the back half of 2018 with an injury. On the first day of training camp in 2019, he injured his foot and ended up missing the entire season.
His contract was up, and the Bengals didn’t want to sign him to a long-term deal after he spent most of the previous two seasons on the sideline.
Green, on the other hand, wanted to be paid like a seven-time Pro Bowler who was second all-time in the franchise in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.