A.J. Green expected to miss multiple games due to ankle injury

Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver A.J. Green is expected to miss a few games to start the regular season due to the ankle injury he sustained during Saturday's practice, head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Tuesday, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic.

"I hate to put weeks on it but we are ready for him to come back when he feels healthy and ready to go and hopefully it's not more than a couple games," Taylor said.

Green, 30, underwent a minor surgery Tuesday to clean out his ankle, sources told Ian Rapaport of NFL Network, and the procedure revealed he'll need to miss multiple games.

Rapoport had initially reported Cincinnati planned to wait a few weeks to see how Green's apparent torn left ankle ligaments healed before determining his status for the regular-season opener.

Green missed seven games last season due to a persistent toe injury and is entering the final year of his contract.

Cincinnati opens the campaign on the road against the Seattle Seahawks before home matchups with the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills.

Without their top weapon, the Bengals will look to third-year wideout Tyler Boyd - who recently signed a four-year extension reportedly worth $43 million following a breakout 2018 - to lead the passing attack.

John Ross, Cody Core, and Alex Erickson will all likely see their roles expanded as well.

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