For much of his career, A.J. Green has been one of the NFL’s best pass-catchers, and the hope is he’ll get back to form in 2020.
After missing all of last season with an ankle injury, Green is entering a critical year for the rest of his career, which hopes to span many more seasons in Cincinnati. He’s currently set to play on the one-year franchise tag, and a big season could lead to him landing a bigger long-term contract next offseason.
However, history does not favor aging receivers like Green, who turns 32 on July 31st, playing at a high level this later in their career, as ESPN’s Ben Baby writes:
Of the 219 times a player had 1,000 receiving yards in a season in the previous decade, only 11 were 32 or older, according to ESPN Stats & Information.