NFL: Bengals WR A.J. Green carted off with ankle injury

The Cincinnati Bengals opened training camp on Saturday with a scare when star wideout A.J. Green suffered a leg injury. He walked under his own power to a cart and was whisked away. The Bengals' seven-time Pro Bowler missed seven games in the 2018 NFL season with a toe injury. 

But Saturday's diagnosis was not related to that -- Green likely suffered a sprained ankle.

Green suffered the injury in 7-on-7 drills and was helped to the sideline. He expressed immediate frustration before getting carted off sans a shoe on his left foot.

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An MRI was scheduled for Green with the hope that the sprain is confirmed. Regardless, expect a very conservative timetable for his return. It's unlikely we'll see much of Green in the preseason, if at all. 

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Ironically, Green declared in an interview with NFL Network earlier in the day that the Bengals can have a terrific year -- as long as the injury bug doesn't bite.

"There's really no limit for us," he said. "For us it's just everybody staying healthy."

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Behind Green on the left side of the WR depth chart is Cody Core, a sixth-round draft pick in 2016 who had 13 receptions last season and special teams regular.

Expectations are high for a healthy Green under first-year head coach Zac Taylor. SportsLine fantasy football insider Heath Cummings ranks Green as the No. 10 WR on his player-projection list for the 2019 NFL season.