Cincinnati Bengals veteran wide receiver A.J. Green remains out with an ankle injury and will not return for next Monday night’s game against the AFC North-rival Steelers in Pittsburgh, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday.
Green was injured on the first day of training camp and recently got out of a protective boot. Taylor said the receiver would not practice or play this week, according to the team’s official website.
Green’s return could be several weeks away for the Bengals (0-3). The nine-year veteran told reporters Sept. 11 that he had progressed to running on a gravity assisted treadmill but stopped short of placing a timetable on a possible return to the field.
“Just making sure I don’t come back too soon and hurt it again,” he said.
Green, 31, missed seven games last season with an injured right toe, falling short of 1,000 receiving yards for just the second time in his eight-year career.
Green has 602 receptions for 8,907 yards and 63 touchdowns in 111 games since the Bengals selected him fourth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
