Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) runs down field with a catch in the second quarter of the NFL Week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys. Sam Greene via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Former Bengals WR A.J. Green, Cardinals agree to one-year deal worth up to $8.5 million

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 3/17/21

After nine seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, A.J. Green is moving on.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cardinals and the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.5 million. The contract includes $6 million guaranteed.

A.J. Green is expected to sign a one-year deal worth up to $8.5 million, including $6 million guaranteed, with the Arizona Cardinals, per source. https://t.co/YchGNvviAw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2021

Green appeared in all 16 games for the struggling Bengals last season, catching 47 passes for 523 yards and two touchdowns. The 2020 campaign was the least productive of his career.

Green has six seasons of 1,000-plus receiving yards, including five consecutive seasons of 1,000-plus yards from 2011-15. His sixth 1,000-yard season came in 2017.

The 32-year-old will join a receiving group in Arizona that includes DeAndre Hopkins and Christian Kirk. The Cardinals' signing of Green possibly indicates that veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald is either going to sign elsewhere or retire this offseason.

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