Silky smooth with moves as classy as his leadership, Green became the first wide receiver in NFL history named to the Pro Bowl in his first seven seasons in a stretch he racked up the fourth most yards in the NFL. After the Bengals made him the fourth pick in 2011 draft, he became the face of five straight playoff berths in a career that featured dominating AFC North performances. Late catches felled the Steelers in 2012 and 2015 playoff runs, he had nine touchdowns against the Ravens, and four 100-yard games against the Browns. Despite missing nearly two full seasons because of injuries, his 9,430 yards and 65 touchdowns are second only to Chad Johnson in Bengals annals.
His Bengals career started with sharing his first Opening Day start with wide receiver Jerome Simpson and quarterback Andy Dalton in a game his first NFL TD catch gave the Bengals a fourth-quarter comeback win. It stretched to Green catching five balls from rookie quarterback Joe Burrow in the game rookie wide receiver Tee Higgins caught his first two touchdowns.
