Two-time All-Pro Wide receiver AJ Green announces his retirement after eleven seasons in the NFL
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Two-time All-Pro wide receiver AJ Green announces his retirement after eleven NFL seasons … ending his run as the Bengals’ second all-time leader in receiving yards
Seven-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro wide receiver AJ Green announced his retirement Monday after 11 NFL seasons, including nine with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Green, 34, had spent his last two seasons in Arizona as one of the Cardinals’ top targets.
“I’ve never been a man of many words, so I’ll keep it short,” Green began in the announcement on his Instagram page.
‘Thank you. Thank you to everyone who has supported, encouraged and inspired me throughout my career. A special thanks to the University of Georgia, Cincinnati Bengals, and Arizona Cardinals for the opportunity to pursue my dreams.
“I have stayed true to the game and he owes me nothing. Be blessed.. I love you all! The next chapter begins…’
Former Bengals wide receiver AJ Green has announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the NFL
Green retires as the Bengals’ second all-time receiver in yards, receptions, touchdowns and goals
Green was best known for his time in Cincinnati, where the former Georgia Bulldog became quarterback Andy Dalton’s favorite target.
He finished his career second on Cincinnati’s all-time list for receiving yards (9,430), receptions (649), receiving touchdowns (65), and passing targets (1,130), sitting behind Chad ‘OchoCinco’ Johnson.
In all, Green finished his NFL career with 727 receptions for 10,514 yards and 70 touchdowns. He played in 158 games (144 starts), with the last 31 (19 starts) in Arizona.
Five of those games were in the playoffs, all were losses. He had a total of 18 receptions for 232 yards and one touchdown in four seasons in which the Bengals lost in the wild card round.
Green played in one playoff game for the Cardinals, but recorded no receptions.
The Bengals selected Green No. 4 overall out of Georgia in the 2011 draft, and he posted the first of five consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons as a rookie.
He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first seven seasons in Cincinnati. He was also a two-time second-team All-Pro.
Green finished his career with two seasons as a member of the Arizona Cardinals from 2021-22.