Bengals receiver A.J. Green’s wife is pregnant, with a due date of September 30. If she goes into labor on a game day, Green will be in the hospital, not on the field.
“I can’t play,” Green said, via Cincinnati.com. “First one, definitely. I want to be there.”
Green said he’s hoping his baby doesn’t arrive on a game day, but only time will tell.
“Just not a game day,” he said. “Anything before a game day would be ideal.”
Green missed yesterday’s practice for a doctor’s appointment and Bengals coach Marvin Lewis told him he should. In fact, Green said he didn’t even have to ask, as Lewis just told Green to go as soon as Green told him about the appointment.
Some Bengals fans may not be so eager to see a player as important as Green make that choice on a game day during the season, but Green has already made his choice.