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Bengals receiver A.J. Green gets 4-year contract extension

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2014, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) pulls in a pass touchdown as New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis (28) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Bengals agreed to a four-year contract extension with Green on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, before they left for season opener in Oakland. Green was under contract through this season. His new deal runs through the 2019 season. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2014, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) pulls in a pass touchdown as New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis (28) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Bengals agreed to a four-year contract extension with Green on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, before they left for season opener in Oakland. Green was under contract through this season. His new deal runs through the 2019 season. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File) FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2014, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) pulls in a pass touchdown as New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis (28) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Bengals agreed to a four-year contract extension with Green on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, before they left for season opener in Oakland. Green was under contract through this season. His new deal runs through the 2019 season. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

By Associated Press 3 min read

CINCINNATI (AP) – Receiver A.J. Green agreed to a contract extension on Friday that runs through the 2019 season, the last big thing the Cincinnati Bengals needed to accomplish before their season opener.

Green was under contract through this season. The Bengals got the new deal signed before they got on a plane for Oakland and their opener on Sunday.

“I can go out there and play freely and I don’t have to worry about anything,” Green said. “Words can’t describe how I feel right now, I’m so happy.”

Green was the Bengals’ first-round pick in 2011 – quarterback Andy Dalton was chosen in the second round – and has reached the Pro Bowl each of his four seasons. Dalton and Green have led the Bengals to the playoffs each season, only to lose the opening game each time.

A concussion prevented Green from playing in a 26-10 loss at Indianapolis in the opening round last season that extended the fifth-longest streak of playoff futility in NFL history. Cincinnati hasn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season.