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Bengals' A.J. Green signs franchise tender for $18.2M

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green has signed the $18.2 million franchise tag tender for the 2020 season and will report to training camp, the team announced Friday.

The Bengals used their franchise tag on Green on March 16, and the sides failed reach agreement on a long-term contract by Wednesday's deadline.

"From the day that he joined our organization nine years ago, A.J. Green has been an outstanding player and a class act," Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn said in a statement. "We are pleased that he will be part of the team this year, starting with the first practice.