Now that Falcons receiver Julio Jones has received a six-year, $81 million contract, is it time for a similar deal for the other great receiver from the 2011 first round?
Maybe. But Bengals receiver A.J. Green isn’t too worried about it.
That’s not to say Green isn’t aware. Green told the Cincinnati Enquirer that his agent called him yesterday to discuss the deal Jones signed. Green’s agent wouldn’t be doing his job if he weren’t keeping tabs on the other wide receiver contracts around the league, and keeping Green apprised about where things stand. But Green said that for himself, the primary focus remains on the field.
“It’s good for him,” Green said of Jones’s contract. “We will see. If it happens, it happens. If it don’t I’ll go out there and play. We’ll see.”
Green and the Bengals will likely reach a long-term deal at some point, and probably for about the same money that Jones got from the Falcons. Green will let his agent worry about the details.