A.J. Green Injury: Updates on Bengals Star's Hamstring and Recovery

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green hasn't played since he suffered a reported Grade 2 hamstring strain in Week 11 against the Buffalo Bills and was carted to the locker room after the second play from scrimmage. NFL Network's Stacey Dales (via NFL Network's Ian Rapoport) reported on Dec. 24 that Green also had a partially torn tendon.

According to Rapoport, the injury won't require surgery. However, he will not play again this season.

Continue for updates.

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Green to Skip Pro Bowl

Monday, Jan. 2

Green said he won't play in the Pro Bowl, choosing to rest and heal his hamstring instead, per Katherine Terrell of ESPN.

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Green Placed on Injured Reserve 

Saturday, Dec. 31

The Bengals announced that Green has officially been placed on the IR, making him ineligible to play in Cincinnati's regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.

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Green Comments on Recovery, Potential Return

Thursday, Dec. 22

"I'm not the type of guy to try to just shut it down, just to bail on my team because we're not having the season we wanted to have," Green told reporters. "That's like a cowardly move to me. If I'm healthy, I'm going to play. And I feel like I'm healthy."

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Green Comments on Recovery

Wednesday, Dec. 14

Green discussed his progress, per Jim Owczarski of the Cincinnati Enquirer:

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It's getting better, man. We've got great trainers. I've worked my butt off to get where I need to be. I'm not going to be 100 percent whenever I come back, and I know; I'm satisfied with that.

The biggest thing for me is to get my confidence back and go out there, and I know can protect myself, and I know I can be effective.

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Green Has Avoided Major Injuries Throughout Career

Although Green has suffered various bumps and bruises since entering the league in 2011, he had missed just four regular-season games in his career before 2016.

Thanks in part to that clean bill of health, the five-time Pro Bowl wideout has topped 1,000 receiving yards every year since entering the league, making him one of two players—along with Calvin Johnson—to sustain those numbers during that span.

Green hauled in 86 passes for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2015 season. It marked the third time he recorded double-digit scores.

For the season, he posted 66 catches for 964 yards and four touchdowns.