A.J. Green will remain in the Queen City – at least for one more year.
The Cincinnati Bengals placed Green under the franchise tag on Monday. Cincinnati had until 11:59:59 a.m. ET today to designate Green as the team’s franchise player. The move bars the wide receiver from becoming an unrestricted free agent.
Green is set earn a little north of $18 million under the one-year franchise tag. Monday's outcome was long expected. Sources told The Enquirer that the Bengals would franchise tag Green if the two sides couldn’t come up with a contract resolution before the March deadline.