A.J. Green Injury: Updates on Cincinnati Bengals Star's Week 12 Status

The Cincinnati Bengals have been a big surprise in the NFL this season, and a big reason for that success has been the play of rookie wide receiver A.J. Green. He had to sit out of last week's game against Baltimore with a knee injury. 

Green was moving around better before the game yesterday and is likely to return to practice leading up to this week's game against Cleveland. 

We will have all the latest news and information on Green's status and fantasy value for Week 12, so check back to this page as the week goes on to get the most recent updates. 

UPDATE: Sunday, November 27th at 9:00 a.m. EST by Richard Langford

A.J. Green is active for the Ohio Bowl against the Cleveland Browns. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted the news.  

The fact that he is active indicates he is ready to get lots of playing time. Green is not yet a good candidate to return to your fantasy starting lineup.

Green was a fringe starter prior to the injury. And it will likely take him a game to get back in the swing of things.

UPDATE: Friday, Nov. 25 at 3:30 p.m. EDT by Mike Chiari

Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver A.J. Green left the team's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks ago after suffering a knee injury on a touchdown catch. Green was also forced to miss last week's game against the Baltimore Ravens last week.

Green has resumed practicing, however, and is now being listed as probable for the Bengals' game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, according to Geoff Hobson of the team's official website.

With that said it should be safe to insert the explosive Green back into your fantasy lineup, even though he faces a fairly tough matchup in Browns cornerback Joe Haden.

Update: Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

Green is going to practice today according to Geoff Hobson.

This is a good sign for fantasy owners and Bengals' fans as a full Wednesday practice usually means a normal game performance on Sunday.

Stay tuned here to find out how he does and if he suffers any setbacks. 

Monday, Nov. 21 at 1:00 p.m. EDT

According to Rotoworld, Green "took it to the limit" before yesterday's game and that would seem to indicate that he is going to be able to practice this week and be available to play against the Browns. 

That is obviously good news for the Bengals, but knee injuries are always a tenuous thing. We won't really know how Green feels until he has gone through a complete practice at full speed. 

Until Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis provides an official update, it would be best for fans and fantasy owners to remain cautiously optimistic. 

The Bengals are not going to risk Green's long-term health to try to win now. He is too important to what this team wants to build and is going to continue to get better.