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Would retired Bengals wide receiver AJ Green come back to the NFL?
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Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green retired in 2023 , but a few NFL teams have still reached out to the seven-time Pro Bowler.
Speaking with Chapel Fowler of The State Newspaper in South Carolina on Thursday April 16, Green said the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks have shown interest over the last few years.
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Shawn Jefferson, the current Jets wide receivers coach, has reached out to Green about a possible NFL return. Jefferson was the wide receivers coach with the Cardinals during Green's two-season stint in Arizona before retirement.
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Despite the interest to return, Green said he's at peace with his life after football.
"I've enjoyed this next chapter, just being with my boys, playing a lot of golf, taking a lot of trips, snowboarding, doing stuff I never had an opportunity to do while I was playing," Green told Fowler. "I'm enjoying this."
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Green, 37, was one of five 2026 inductees to the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame in Greenville Thursday night.
Green played prep football at Summerville High School in South Carolina, where he was a three-sport star and set several records before becoming an All-American at Georgia. Green's No. 1 jersey is retired at Summerville.
Green was drafted fourth overall by the Bengals in 2011. He ranks No. 2 in franchise history in receptions (649), receiving yards (9,430) and touchdown catches (65).
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Bengals wide receiver AJ Green says 2 teams have shown interest
