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Bengals will place A.J. Green on IR.

It seemed to get too late into the game for Green to make a return this year, so this news isn't a big shock. Green said he's still working to get back his range of motion in the ankle. Other reports say the Bengals will likely put the franchise tag on Green. Green has said he'd be open to remaining in Cincy but if healthy he could get a much better offer from a team closer to contending.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon (calf) was not listed on the Week 16 final injury report for Cincinnati.

Mixon was added to the report Thursday with a limited practice but was a full participant Friday and there looks to be no issues with his calf. He is good to go for Sunday against the Dolphins. Mixon has been on a year as of late, coming off a 136-yard performance against the Patriots and now gets a Dolphins defense that has been generous to opposing running backs. After a slow first half, Mixon can be a championship winner Sunday.

A.J. Green said Tuesday he’s probably not going to play in the final two games this season, wiping out all of his ninth NFL season with that dastardly ankle injury suffered in the first 45 minutes of training camp. But Dr. Robert Anderson told him the words he wanted to hear during his trip to Green Bay, Wis., when he told Green he can have a normal offseason of training and the injury won’t prevent him from continuing an All Pro career. He says he’ll be ready out of the gate as 2019 mercifully disappears into 2020.

The story said Green said he still has a good relationship with the team and wants to come back, but he’s uncertain as he heads into that 10th season. Green could make for a nice target if the team ends up with LSU QB Joe Burrow, but it's also possible a contending team makes a push for Green.

Bengals’ WR A.J. Green visited today with noted foot specialist, Dr. Robert Anderson, per source.

Schefter went on to say if Green is in Green Bay today with a foot doctor, it's hard to imagine he’ll return this season. He’s scheduled to be a free agent this offseason and getting healthy by then is probably his main goal.