The Cincinnati Bengals lost two first-round wide receivers in free agency over the course of the past couple of days, including arguably the greatest wide receiver in franchise history in A.J. Green. Another former top-10 pick, John Ross, also recently departed, as did reserve and return specialist Alex Erickson.
None of these were losses that they weren’t anticipating, or even losses that they are going to feel too much. The new core of the wide receiver group is Tyler Boyd, and, added last year in the second round, Tee Higgins, who will emerge as a full-time starter this year after finding success as a rookie.