NFL Trade Deadline 2019: 10 Players who need change of scenery
By Steve Rivera
10. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
This one is easy. For anyone who has watched the slow burn in Cincinnati this season, you already know where this is going. The Bengals are in a free-fall at 0-7, headed to London for a Week 8 game against the Los Angeles Rams, and will likely head back to the Queen City 0-8. Moving A.J. Green is long overdue and only helps this team get better.
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The trend is obvious. The Cincinnati Bengals are in desperate need of a rebuild and, while a top-three pick in the 2020 NFL Draft is all but a lock, adding a few extra picks via trade would be a smart move.
Green has been a solid player for the Bengals. He’s also a player who has had more than his fair share of injuries. He has yet to play a game for Cincinnati this season, and his status remains up in the air as to exactly when he will play again in 2019.
It’s not complicated. The Bengals need picks, not Green at wide receiver. While he’s been a good citizen in Cincinnati, he’s long overdue to play for a contender, which the Bengals are not. Not in 2019, and not in 2020.
By all accounts, he’s a solid locker room guy and would bring some options in next year’s draft. After another season where winning isn’t happening in Cincinnati, you’d like to see “winning” happen somewhere for Green.