Bengals use franchise tag on WR Green

The Cincinnati Bengals placed the franchise tag on veteran wide receiver A.J. Green on Monday. The tag price for a receiver is expected to be around $18 million.

Green, 31, missed the 2019 season with an ankle injury. The seven-time Pro Bowl selection has played in 111 games (all starts) since the Bengals made him the No. 4 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He has caught 602 passes for 8,907 yards and 63 touchdowns.

He signed a four-year, $60 million extension with the Bengals in 2015. The Bengals finished 2-14 under first-year coach Zac Taylor last year. They have the No. 1 pick in April's NFL draft and reportedly intend to select a quarterback, with Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow of LSU widely linked to the pick.